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Thread ID: 109780	2010-05-22 10:20:00	Don't call the cops, coz it might be the cops	lance4k (4644)	PC World Chat

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887245	2010-05-23 11:26:00	you sure spotter planes were used for that? the 2 second rule is not the law is it? It had nothing to do with following distance, if a car was seen to travel between two marks in less than a certain time it was exceeding the speed limit. I think radar in those days was easy to detect. In the UK they have motorway cameras that can compute your average speed between cameras. Ticket sent if above limit.	PaulD (232)
887246	2010-05-23 12:06:00	2 second rule is not law but there is a minimum required distance which is a fraction under 2 seconds. most tailgater's are around 1/10th to 2/10th's of a second. if i remember rightly reaction time for a race driver was 6/10th's of a second. normal driver is up to 1 second. so is the minimum required distance the law or just a recommendation?	lance4k (4644)
887247	2010-05-23 12:19:00	so is the minimum required distance the law or just a recommendation? You seem to have a problem with comprehesion. 2 seconds is not a distance in the first place. 2 seconds is a measurement of time. The distance itself varies with speed. The recommendation is that you travel 2 seconds behind to avoid a rear end collision and it is only a recommendation. Run up the tail end of another vehicle that stops in a hurry then you are the one at fault.	Sweep (90)
887248	2010-05-24 00:16:00	so is the minimum required distance the law or just a recommendation? The legal minimum following distances set out in the Road User Rule are: 16 m, if travelling at a speed of 40–49 km/h 20 m, if travelling at a speed of 50–59 km/h 24 m, if travelling at a speed of 60–69 km/h 28 m, if travelling at a speed of 70–79 km/h 32 m, if travelling at a speed of 80 km/h or more.	tweak'e (69)
887249	2010-05-24 03:36:00	The legal minimum following distances set out in the Road User Rule are: 16 m, if travelling at a speed of 40–49 km/h 20 m, if travelling at a speed of 50–59 km/h 24 m, if travelling at a speed of 60–69 km/h 28 m, if travelling at a speed of 70–79 km/h 32 m, if travelling at a speed of 80 km/h or more. amazing. this happens all the time. i guess the reason the cops don't enforce this is how would they prove the distance between 2 cars without using a ruler? how are drivers meant to know exactly how long 16m is? estimate is out of the question.	lance4k (4644)
887250	2010-05-24 04:01:00	use ur common &^&% sense :)	Zippity (58)
887251	2010-05-24 07:30:00	amazing. this happens all the time. i guess the reason the cops don't enforce this is how would they prove the distance between 2 cars without using a ruler? how are drivers meant to know exactly how long 16m is? estimate is out of the question. cops cannot be bothered. most tailgater's tailgate grossly so its actually easy to see and well out the possibility of error in measurement. however the only way police see it is if they are in traffic which simply costs to much to patrol. the stupid thing is i see time and time again is people tailgate, they get caught out, end up on sholder/drain etc and then they do it again straight after. they are so @#$%ing stupid that they repeat the same mistake over and over. IMHO the biggest culprits seam to be middle aged in late model vehicles. they simply don't seam to give a toss about their own safety let alone anyone else's.	tweak'e (69)
887252	2010-05-25 07:25:00	If you see a person hiding in a tree with what looks like a camera, don't call the cops because it might be the cops: www.3news.co.nz So what does everyone think about this? It probably will catch offenders but it could distract motorists too. Can cops do this without a harness? Doesn't OSH regulations apply to the police too? Apparently if they do some silly climbing education thingy they're aloud to climb without a harness.	icow (15313)
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