re: Why do some people stop in traffic with 2-3 car lengths between them and the car in front?

I hate it when someone is trying to turn right, but can't get in the turn lane because some dumbarse has stopped 3 lengths behind the car in front of him causing everyone to back up.

I'm convinced the biggest problem with traffic is selfishness and phones.

It mirrors society.

To not hit the car in front of you if you’re rear ended.

What I don’t understand is everyone gluing to the arse end of each other, especially in merging delay scenarios. People are dumb as frick. Just leave a couple car lengths.

I do it when waiting on trains or construction workers. Generally not at traffic lights unless I’m in a sketchy area.

Reason is cause if I want to leave I can. I’m not boxed in. It’s a good thing to have that option.

I always give myself enough room for evasive action. I pay attention behind me. Although I may be different if I was in stop and go traffic more than a few times a month.

I disagree with practice. People will leave that much space between them and the car in front and they'll either back up into the thruway from the left turn lane or block the left turn lane from the thruway. Neither is helpful during high volume times.

You've obviously never seen a millennial try to drive a stick.

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Well if it's Baton Rouge, when the shooting starts you want to be able to GTFO of there real quick.

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This is definitely the way to go if you're somewhere where carjackings happen on the reg. You need to leave enough room to be able to floor it and get out of there.

I have done this only if my car is in the shade

I can't stand people who sit at a green light forever.

Someone made a thread that they don't like when people honk at a red light for them to go. In my 16 years of driving and tens or hundreds of thousands of traffic lights encountered, I have not one single time seen someone honk at someone at a red light to go. It has a thousand for a thousand times been someone sitting at a green light on their phone not moving.

The people think that because the light was red the last time they looked up, and proceed to look down at phone for 30 seconds, light turns green but they don't notice, someone behind honks.. they think the light was red bc they dumbly didn't look up for 30 seconds, when it was green for a long time.

I don't get how you can not pay attention to a light. Especially in bad traffic cities.