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In rain, fog, or heavy traffic, your following distance should be:
✓ ANSWER
Increased to four seconds or more
Poor conditions require a longer following distance — four seconds or more.
All the options
- ✓Increased to four seconds or more
- ✗Kept the same as in good weather
- ✗Reduced so others cannot cut in
- ✗Exactly two seconds
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