Spending money on something to detect tailgating is a joke. People that need to be ticketed for tailgating are INCHES off the vehicle in front of them at speeds anywhere from 40 to 100 mph so nothing hi-tech needed here. I have been rearended twice in four years (Cal 1, AZ 1) and neither time was the other driver tailgating me. Both times I was setting at a stop and the other driver failed to notice the stopped traffic and hit me at speed. Getting drivers to put down the cell phone and not let live rabbits loose in the car (for real) seem to be more of a problem than tailgating or speeding. As a general rule, I don't mind people following me a little close since I try and look far enough ahead that I can brake early. I do hate having to tailgate the car in front of me just to keep people from continuously passing me on the right and merging into my already minimal braking area.
Failing to yield is the single most dangerous trend on the road. This really ticks me off because these drivers are never ticketed and they are rarely victims of the hazardous conditions they create. A lot of people are getting hurt and killed because of these selfish people. I can appreciate their point. They are (usually) driving the speed limit while camped in the leftmost lane. However this isn't a perfect world and it's a fact that a majority of the drivers today are going 10-15 over the posted speeds so like the sign says "Slower traffic keep right".
If you're interest in more emperical data from someone who recently racked up 25,000 miles on I-5,I-8, and I-10 over the last 4 months I'm happy to share......
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Spending money on something to detect tailgating is a joke. People that need to be ticketed for tailgating are INCHES off the vehicle in front of them at speeds anywhere from 40 to 100 mph so nothing hi-tech needed here. I have been rearended twice in four years (Cal 1, AZ 1) and neither time was the other driver tailgating me. Both times I was setting at a stop and the other driver failed to notice the stopped traffic and hit me at speed. Getting drivers to put down the cell phone and not let live rabbits loose in the car (for real) seem to be more of a problem than tailgating or speeding.
As a general rule, I don't mind people following me a little close since I try and look far enough ahead that I can brake early. I do hate having to tailgate the car in front of me just to keep people from continuously passing me on the right and merging into my already minimal braking area.
Failing to yield is the single most dangerous trend on the road. This really ticks me off because these drivers are never ticketed and they are rarely victims of the hazardous conditions they create. A lot of people are getting hurt and killed because of these selfish people. I can appreciate their point. They are (usually) driving the speed limit while camped in the leftmost lane. However this isn't a perfect world and it's a fact that a majority of the drivers today are going 10-15 over the posted speeds so like the sign says "Slower traffic keep right".
If you're interest in more emperical data from someone who recently racked up 25,000 miles on I-5,I-8, and I-10 over the last 4 months I'm happy to share......
-Ralph