Road rules / 🇨🇦 speed

To check your two-second following distance, you should:

✓ ANSWER

Pick a fixed marker; when the vehicle ahead passes it, count the seconds until you reach it

Count from when the vehicle ahead passes a fixed object until you reach it; two seconds or more is safe in ideal conditions.

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  1. ✓Pick a fixed marker; when the vehicle ahead passes it, count the seconds until you reach it
  2. ✗Estimate one car length for every 30 km/h
  3. ✗Match the gap kept by the car beside you
  4. ✗Watch the speedometer of the vehicle ahead

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