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What I don't get is the current trend of leaving 1-2 car lengths at traffic lights. At first I thought it was maybe all the new cars with their assisted driving features. But I've seen older cars do it too.
- Cars are getting bigger, but people aren't getting taller (as fast). Little granny can barely see her hood over the steering wheel so she needs to leave 2.75 miles of space between her and the car in front.
  
  Little granny needs to jack up her seat to its maximal height. And maybe get a booster seat if necessary. Either that or a periscope.
  
  This one terrifies me every time... When you pass a car going the opposite way, and it basically looks wike the steering wheel have a wig on... It's always an old woman... Can they even see the road? Or are they navigating using the sky?
- You should be able to see the tires (generally) of the car ahead of you. That means you can easily / quickly turn out if the car ahead is stalled or something.
  It also means you might not rear end the car ahead of you if someone hits you
- It’s in case some jackass on their phone rear ends you, if you’re too close you’ll get pushed into the car in front of you. IIRC you can be liable for the damages to the car in front of you while stopped if a multiple car accident happens.
- I leave one, maybe one and a half when stopped. I like having ample room to GTFO if I need to.
- You don't need to leave a crazy amount of space when stopped at a traffic light, but you still should be leaving some. So if someone rear ends you, it minimizes the risk of your car then smashing into the person in front of you, so it reduces the risk of additional people being involved in an accident.
  
  On the other hand if you're in a real city and someone is already behind you, please pull up tight. That way someone else farther back can make a light or turn lane.
  
  Or even better don't enter the intersection when there isn't enough room on the other side.
- Should be about one car length for every 10mph. On a highway unless you're going slow that would be too close.
  
  Yeah, but what about 0 mph?
  
  As long as you didn't crash it's OK lol
- That's a thing? Seems pretty silly to me. You need space but not that much.
  What annoys me here is that people will enter the intersection before traffic on the other side has a chance to clear thus blocking the road when the light changes.
  I also don't think the people who speed though the turn light. The light turns green and I have to sit and wait for traffic to clear
  
  That's a big enough issue that it is illegal in some cities with signs posted, "Don't block the box."
  
  To be fair sometimes the timing of the light is problematic. However, if you see that there are cars ahead you should not enter the intersection

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