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Originally Posted by bwilson4web
After a while, you'll develop an eye to spot naturally slower traffic like moving trucks or pickups towing a trailer. Use them as 'pacing vehicles' that you can follow with enough space to avoid road hazards and even any bouncing pebbles. Avoid dump trucks and earth movers, too much stuff falling off. What these pacing vehicles do is other traffic will see them and ignore your car as they seek to pass the slower vehicles. This actually reduces incidents of tailgating.
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I use this technique on my commute every day, Following these 'pacing vehicles' allows you to drive slower (i.e. more efficiently) without holding up traffic or creating undo road rage. Although I try to leave at least a 1 second space between me and the vehicle in front to avoid road hazards. The spacing also allows me to minimize the "inch worm" effect of heavier traffic.