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Originally Posted by ryanstev
I'm not sure how you would get that idea, I had a 4 second following distance, perhaps your 4 sec gap was not enough for the conditions
he braked, but I had no idea, I only noticed that I was suddenly getting a lot closer to him, so I braked to keep my distance, but I was still getting closer so I had to brake even harder. that suggest to me that you where possibly not paying enough attention
He braked hard, but had no lights on, unless I had a telepathic ability to know he was braking, why would I brake when he did and why would I brake hard like he did? because all of a sudden the car in front of you is getting closer. if you left a safe enough gap then it wouldnt matter if his lights worked or not. you would then be in control of your own destiny and not relying on the roadworthiness of someone elses car
When you follow people and they have working brake lights, do you slam your brakes on as soon as you see their brake lights come on? No, you brake gently, no i dont brake at all.
keep reading
if you have a following distance you can then adjust your braking pressure if you realise that they are braking hard. because i pay attention and leave a safe enough gap to react to them i do not need to brake every time some donkey in front of me taps the brakes. if they are actually braking THEN i can start using my brakes accordingly
If their brake lights aren't working, then unless you brake hard straight away, you're going to get either very close to them, or hit them.no
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you relied on something that was out of your control and you hit the other car. you might feel hard done by because the lights didnt work.
rather than lay blame on them why not look at what YOU could have done to reduce your risks and consider that next time you drive.
please dont feel like im attacing you, that is not my intention.
most of us learn from our experiences.
questions is, what are you going to learn from this event
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Originally Posted by geckoGT
Most of the time, if you are at a safe following distance and an alert driver you will still have enough room to perceive the hazard and respond without the brake lights to warn you
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gecko, if only we had more road users such as yourself, everyone would be much better off.