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Originally Posted by jyl

I usually look pretty far down the road, but it is harder and harder, as the Last Person In Anerica Not Driving An SUV.

So I now leave more and more space.

I also favor a middle lane - actually that is an anti-ticket habit that the 911 got me into.

So basically I drive like an old guy.

1 Yep, if I can be somewhere other than behind a brick wall so I can see down the road, that's what I prefer. Yep, even if just temporary, I'll switch to another lane so I have better visibility, or depending upon the situation, I may pass the broad-side-of-a-barn vehicle or maybe just back off a bit until one of the first two is an option. I can still usually see past the guy in front of me even if I'm mostly watching folks up ahead in the next lane.

2 The middle lane (assuming 3 or more lanes each direction) is all else being equal, better anyway. If you have an issue and need to swerve, you've got a lane in either direction that you can escape to if needed. If you're in the right lane, you might have a shoulder or it might be an oncoming lane or a median, so not as good. If you're in the right lane, you might have a shoulder or you might have a ditch or a curb or at...