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Re: Speeding, Tailgating, and Reckless Driving

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From: Marc
Date: Sat, 04 Jul 1998 00:00
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"Scott M. Kozel" <kozelsm@richmond.infi.net> wrote:
>Gumbyy@ticnet.com (Marc) wrote:
>> 
>> "Scott M. Kozel" <kozelsm@richmond.infi.net> wrote:
>> >Joel Garry <joelga@pebble.org> wrote:
>> 
>> >> Somebody cuts you off, so that means you are deliberately tailgating?
>> 
>> >No, they have violated the law.
>> 
>> You have your cruise control set at 55 in a 55 in the right lane, and
>> your speed stays exactly at 55.  Someone passes you and then pulls in
>> one car length in front of you.  They then proceed at the speed of 55
>> mph.
>> 
>> At what point must you decrease your speed to be legal?  If you were
>> to be one car length behind them, even by the car in front's own
>> choice, would it eventually become tailgating?  How would that be
>> determined?
>
>The wise thing to do would be to slow a bit until proper spacing was in
>place.
>
>Yes, it would eventually become tailgating.
>
>That would be determined by consulting your state vehicular legal code. 
>Perhaps you could consult your lawyer do help determine this.

Perhaps, since you know it would becomse tailgating, you could let us
know when it would be in your area.

Marc
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From: Gumbyy@ticnet.com (Marc)
Subject: Re: Speeding, Tailgating, and Reckless Driving
Date: 1998/07/04
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