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Originally Posted by burnz
different state different laws, the truck driver may not have been aware of this law...
and cars braking hard very little time to react, irrespective of gap given.
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ignorance isn't an excuse.
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OP mentions its a country road, 100km/h signposted. no excuse for travelling within 50m of the preceding vehicle. being a country road, there is any number of scenario's that could cause a vehicle to suddenly brake. part of operating a vehicle is having that awareness, and respecting following distances.
of course there will always be the odd scenario that will be the exception, but most of the time, if drivers are giving respect to the task at hand, then it shouldn't be a problem.