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Originally Posted by prydey
The real cause is driving standards, not the laws. I'm not familiar with the stretch of road where it happened but unless it was over the crest of a rise, blue and reds can be seen some distance away. It's not difficult to slow down when you first see them. I've had to do it numerous times in 100 zones.
In a 100 zone you should have approx 60 - 80 metres between vehicles as a safe following distance. That's about 3 seconds and gives you time to react. It's very simple and controlled by the driver of each vehicle.
About time the law clamped down on following distances.
This is very traffic incident and one the laws were trying to stop. Paint whatever picture you like but these police officers were just trying to do their job.
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I do agree that more needs to be done to enforce safe following distance, in a world of suvs and trucks dominating the roads vision is obscured worse than ever.
Couple that with a seemingly overwhelming need for people to follow within a car length of the car in front and it’s a recipe for disaster, and the precise cause of simple fender benders turning into multiple car pile ups.
This is a tragedy for all involved, especially at a time when so many are already in strife.