What the he-- is wrong with some people?

[GEEZER]

I'm one of those old curmudgeons that follows the 3 second rule (count the seconds it takes my car to get to the point the car in front of me passed), when I'm driving freeways or higher speed roads. I will leave space in front of me at traffic lights, not a lot, but some, especially when the car behind me is trying to push me. My thinking is this: The single thing I can have some control over is the amount of time I have to react to something awry ahead of me. I can't control what the driver alongside, behind and, in front of me is going to do. I can at least try to give myself some time to react. Problem with that idea is there are too many Mario Andretti or Clint Bowyer wannabe's out there that'll dive in to that space. Guess they figure the second they gain is worth the risk they take of wearing my car as a necklace if something happens in front of them to bring them to a sudden stop. This might be kinda jerk like but if I have a tailgater on my butt, I'll triple or quadruple the distance between me and the vehicle in front of me. Then if something goes to pot in front of me, I'll have time to give BOZO some brake lights before I really have to slam them on.
I drive cars to & from a local auto auction as a part time job so spend considerable time on the freeways and highways around the valley. I have kinda idly counted the amount of time some aggressive drivers gain from their asinine antics and it seems that they can gain maybe 10 - 15 seconds tops on me from one exit to the next. These observations are when traffic is running at, or close to, the speed limit which in Utah is about 5 - 10 MPH. above the posted limit. Worth it????
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