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Originally Posted by jamesqf
Why so? Quite apart from the fact that, as was pointed out above, any crash is going to be less severe if you are very close, maybe nothing but a little paint scraped off, in a rear-end collision, isn't the following driver always legally at fault?
Further, I've never understood why truck drivers are bothered by cars close behind them, but have no problem at all following a length or two behind a car.
As for pieces of tire and such, they fly off to the side much more often than directly behind.
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least severe you can make an accident is if the following driver can see what the truck driver sees and hits his brakes at the same time (or earlier) or swerves out of the way.
If you're sitting up the guy's tail-pipe... say goodbye to your ability to dodge animals, road debris and disintegrating tires.
And you have less time to react to the truck changing speed... which means you will, in either case, be carrying more speed relative to the truck during the collision, as you have less space to scrub it off.
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It doesn't matter who's liable... nobody wants to be involved in a potentially fatal accident. Not to mention the legal hassle. Liability doesn't stop people from suing truckers for braking in a crash. Even though the judge will likely find in favor of the defendant, court appearances cost money and time. And time is money.