What bugs me are the people who don't seem to know/use the 2 second rule these days. Have they stopped teaching it?
For those that don't know it; When travelling behind another vehicle at 40mph note when the other vehicle passes a stationary object, (e.g. sign, tree, driveway etc). As they pass it start to recite the words "Only a fool breaks the 2 second rule" in a normal conversational voice. If you pass that mark before you have finished then you are too close to the vehicle in front. If you are going faster, e.g. 50mph you simply repeat it before going past the mark. If it's frosty/icy you double the time for lower speeds to 4 seconds by repeating it twice.
For those that don't know it; When travelling behind another vehicle at 40mph note when the other vehicle passes a stationary object, (e.g. sign, tree, driveway etc). As they pass it start to recite the words "Only a fool breaks the 2 second rule" in a normal conversational voice. If you pass that mark before you have finished then you are too close to the vehicle in front. If you are going faster, e.g. 50mph you simply repeat it before going past the mark. If it's frosty/icy you double the time for lower speeds to 4 seconds by repeating it twice.