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Not sure if I already said this...
I was following a semi a bit too close back when I was young and dumb. He blew a tire and it hit my windshield then it whipped around my open driver's window. Could have broken my neck.
Doing the math, you should be at least 3 tractor-trailer lengths behind them, or roughly 180-200 feet. You can still get the benefit of drafting without having to "drive by tail lights".
Typically, on the open highway, I will be about 1/4 to 1/2 mile behind the big rigs. Gives everyone a chance to avoid ramp traffic safely, gives plenty of warning to change lanes for emergencies/flat tire carnage, whatnot.
I was never a trucker, but I was a frequent long distance interstate driver. Nearly every male in my family is or were truck drivers so I hear lots of stories about how crazy those 4-wheelers are.
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