nick2008:
PaulNowak:
The problem there is that it’s currently 50 through there at the moment, if you leave a half decent gap, Mr Audi or BMW lane hopper jumps straight into it, so you back off a bit more, and the cycle continues, until you’re almost at a halt. So the gaps get kept to a minimum, and stuff like the above happens. Lanes are too tight there at the best of times anyway
There is no minimum its call SAFE and is it better to be at a crawl than a HALT is it not 
I never said it was right, I just said it happens.
Saw the aftermath of the one this morning by the M5/M42 split,7.5 tonner looked like he’d run up the arse of another motor.
PaulNowak:
The problem there is that it’s currently 50 through there at the moment, if you leave a half decent gap, Mr Audi or BMW lane hopper jumps straight into it, so you back off a bit more, and the cycle continues, until you’re almost at a halt. So the gaps get kept to a minimum, and stuff like the above happens. Lanes are too tight there at the best of times anyway
The guideline is a 2 second gap in normal dry conditions, (but that’s for a car, a HGV should leave a little more due to the weight that’s pushing you)
Yes, the Audi drivers will jump into that gap, meaning that you need to back off just a little so as to get the gap back again, but just think, if 30 cars jumped into the gap in front of you during your journey, you’d arrive at your destination ONE minute later than you would have if none had got in front of you.
Is it worth the risk of being the meat in the sandwich, the sudden brake reaction, jack-knifing, and all the grief afterwards. Because travelling too close to the vehicle in front can be classed as “Without due care” or even “Dangerous driving” if it’s proved after an RTC.
The real Biffo:
PaulNowak:
The problem there is that it’s currently 50 through there at the moment, if you leave a half decent gap, Mr Audi or BMW lane hopper jumps straight into it, so you back off a bit more, and the cycle continues, until you’re almost at a halt. So the gaps get kept to a minimum, and stuff like the above happens. Lanes are too tight there at the best of times anyway
The guideline is a 2 second gap in normal dry conditions, (but that’s for a car, a HGV should leave a little more due to the weight that’s pushing you)
Yes, the Audi drivers will jump into that gap, meaning that you need to back off just a little so as to get the gap back again, but just think, if 30 cars jumped into the gap in front of you during your journey, you’d arrive at your destination ONE minute later than you would have if none had got in front of you.
Is it worth the risk of being the meat in the sandwich, the sudden brake reaction, jack-knifing, and all the grief afterwards. Because travelling too close to the vehicle in front can be classed as “Without due care” or even “Dangerous driving” if it’s proved after an RTC.
+1
The guideline for a truck is 4 secs but that is in good conditions with an alert driver.The 2 second gap is an absolute minimum and not a target as so many seem to think.Unfortunately some disregard these rules completely.