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Space around your vehicle:

• Helps prevent scratches.

• Helps others to avoid crashing into you.

• Allows you to better communicate with other drivers.

• Gives you distance to react in emergencies and avoid a crash.

If you find yourself in a tailgating situation:

• Gently tap your brakes to flash your brake lights and slow down.

• Brake suddenly.

• Come to a full stop.

• Speed up.

By maintaining a safe following distance and a steady speed, you help the driver behind you.

• True

• False

On a dry surface when driving under 35 MPH, you should use a:

• 1 second rule

• 2 second rule

• 3 second rule

• 4 second rule

How should you create a space cushion around your vehicle?

• By moving to the right side of your lane.

• By switching lanes frequently.

• By moving to the left side of your lane.

• By staying in the middle of your lane.

Tailgating is:

• when a car is in the lane next to you.

• when three cars are moving in the same direction.

• when a vehicle hits another vehicle from behind.

• when the driver behind you is following too closely.

Tailgating is when the driver behind you is following too closely.

• True

• False

To determine if you are following far enough behind the vehicle ahead of you:

• use the eleven, twelve and thirteen second rule.

• use road markers to maintain a distance of 5000 feet.

• use the two, three, and four minute rules.

• use the two, three, and four second rules.

Road conditions, speed, driver alertness, and even following vehicles of different weights all change the ability to stop.

• True

• False

Use the two-, three- and four-second rule to determine if you are following far enough behind the vehicle ahead of you.

• True

• False