4 wheeler jumping into your "safe following distance

Running slower than the pace of traffic is an easy solution. DMV manuals think in perfect scenarios. If you're in rush hour traffic chances are you're not moving very fast and leaving a 5-7 second following distance isn't necessary. Patience is definitely a key, but keeping the concept of the rule in mind is a safe bet in many cases.

 

Blow the horn at them if it makes you feel better. Only if they really dive in front of you though. Normally I just back off whether it's a 4 wheeler or another truck. I've been rear ended by a bozo in another truck before and don't want that to be me.

 

They put themselfs there so they must like you on there ###. It depends on what to do but mostly I just drive slower than traffic, its much simpler and less speeding up and slowing down for bs.

 

If a four wheeler takes your gap away you have to fall back a couple of seconds. If that four wheeler slams on their brakes for any reason its your fault if you plow into them. It's hard being passive and you always see 18 wheelers driving behind cars with only a 1 second gap. In California this is really common.

 

scan from in front of you to 15-18 seconds (1/4 mile) out and back. Especially in traffic.

You can see a line of cars light up brake lights a long ways away unless you are around a curve or behind a hill.

 

There going to jump in it. There's no stopping them. Just back off to a safe following distance again. Stay calm and be patient. A lot of inconsiderate drivers out there.

 

The patient part isn't that hard once you realize that all the people cutting in and out aren't really getting anywhere faster than you. They're just working harder at it.

Try to keep a good gap and keep pace with a truck way ahead of you and when that truck doesn't get further away you'll realize just how little ahead all the nascar wannabes are not really getting.