When you’re driving under 35 mph, you should maintain a following distance of ________ behind the vehicle ahead of you.
Correct answer
- two seconds
- one second
- three seconds
Explanation
The Virginia Driver's Manual recommends the following rule for following distance: two seconds under 35 mph, three seconds between 35 and 45 mph, and four seconds over 45 mph. To measure your following distance, note when the vehicle in front of you passes some stationary object. Then count the seconds ("One thousand one, one thousand two,...") until you reach that same object.
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