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Originally Posted by masraum
ROFLMAO! Some real genius in there!
Protocol 6 needs an update, or maybe the bit about the eyes always moving covers it. I know of at least 2 people very close to me, and feel like there's a third, where they were making a right turn as the second person. They saw the person in front let off of the brakes and start to move, and then promptly rear-ended them, because the person in front changed their mind and stopped.
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I've had that happen to me. I was visiting Tenn last summer. Met some family at a restaurant and I was behind my Aunt leaving the parking lot.
She did exactly what you describe and I almost hit her.
But you know what? It would've been my fault. I let my guard down slightly. Nothing wrong with the protocol.
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Originally Posted by MBAtarga
Protocol 4 with stopping 15' short of pedestrian crosswalks and/or leaving 15' of distance behind the car in front of you is asking to be rear ended. I'm pretty certain that in city driving - NO ONE - expects the car in front of them to stop with such a distance when in traffic.
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You are exaggerating the distance. I drive these methods in Phoenix, Arizona every day. Never have any issues.
15' is not as far as you think. Just put the edge of your vehicle's hood at the edge of the stop line. I.e., imagine a line leaving your eyes, it goes just across your hoodline and then to the edge of the stop line.
Easy peasy...in city traffic.
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Originally Posted by jhynesrockmtn
A full day performance driving class, Many DE's and getting my road race license really improved my street driving. Porsche's curriculum for this stuff is really very good.
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Drving on a track is super great for street driving. It really improves spatial recognition and "slows" things down at the same time.
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Originally Posted by manbridge 74
I’ve been using my left foot to brake when quick reactions are desperately needed, as in it’s hovering over the pedal ready for wandering homeless zombies or distracted drivers. Got the feel down pat from racing karts for years. Not used often when I’m in a manual trans car.
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If you need that quick of a reaction time, it appears you are following too closely.
Increase your following distance to 4 seconds.
But I've not ridden with you, I don't know what you're doing.