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[–] 957558? 0 points 7 points (+7|-0) ago  (edited ago)

That kind of depends which state or country you are in. In Texas, we use the "Three-Second Rule" (counting the number of seconds between the car in front of you passing a stationary object to your own vehicle passing the same object.)

Keep in mind, this is particularly relevant when we have 85 MPH speed limits. Heh.

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[–] MaxRockinDankSeed 0 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago 

If you rear-end someone in Texas, you better be ready to get bent over and used by the courts. It's pretty similar in the rest of the US, so hopefully OP doesn't get raked over the coals by a feeder/feedee couple.

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[–] Sty1us 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

He was the one for rear ended. More like he should be suing them!

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[–] Effyoureddit 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

My god. 85mph?? That's unheard of in California (I think??)

Once some hooligan kids spray painted a backwards 3 on a 35mph zone. I think that was the closest

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[–] 969182? 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

Oh, I know lol. I had to drive a trailer from Austin to San Jose. I had to drive at 55 MPH THROUGHOUT y'all's state. Do you know what it's like extending a 5-hour drive to 8 hours? 😞

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[–] Darth_Shitious 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Well sometimes our signs say things like "65", but it's just a suggestion. 85 is the official speed limit in some places and the understood one everywhere else.

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[–] CommanderPao 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

85 if youre going the speed limit. who goes down the katy freeway at 85!?

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[–] NotPolice 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago  (edited ago)

In Texas, the law (ley) is "an assured clear distance."

If you hit someone from behind, and there isn't a good reason, it's your fault. Ask your particular officer investigating an accident what a good reason is.