Defensive driving

Mom and I are taking our 3rd defensive driving class this week. If we take the class every 3 years we get a discount on our insurance and since we are not doing a lot of other things it is a good thing to do. And, we do learn or relearn a few things about driving. Like the 3 second rule. What you may ask is the 3 second rule? Vell, I'll tell you. It is how far you should stay behind the vehicle in front of you on the highway. Oh. But how do you know? Well, you pick a marker that the vehicle is passing and see if it takes you 3 seconds to get there.

Also, when you are stopped behind another car in traffic, how far back should you be? You should be far enough back to see its tires on the road. That allows you room to pull around the car if it is stalled and maybe enough room not to get smashed into it if someone hit you from behind.