Question

Maintaining at least a 1-second space margin from the vehicle in front of you not only provides you with visibility, time, and space to help avoid rear-end crashes, but also allows you to steer or brake out of danger at moderate speeds. Select one: True False

Answer 1

True -

60 mph = 60 mph * 5280 ft /hr / (3600 sec/hr) = 88 ft/sec

At 60 mph one would travel 88 ft in 1 second