Mr Cholmondeley-Warner wrote:GJD wrote:If you're worried about whether the 2 second rule is closer than HC stopping distance, how many seconds it takes you to stop is irrelevant. What matters is is how much distance it takes.
That may be true, but have you tried measuring the distance between you and the car in front on the move?
You can measure your following distance in units of time - such as 2 seconds. I often do. That 2 seconds of following distance has nothing to do with the time it takes to stop. The time it takes to stop is not relevant. 2 seconds of following distance is relevant.
The view of most of us here that a 2 second following distance is relevant mostly because it gives time to react is at odds with the universally ignored proposition that when it is wet you should make it 4.