Rear-end collisions on motorways are mainly caused by technical vehicle defects, not by driver behaviour.

Explanation

'too tight a following distance (combined with distraction or fatigue) is THE cause of the large number of rear-end collisions on motorways.' The book points to driving behaviour, not technology

Why learners get this wrong

• 'too tight a following distance (combined with distraction or fatigue) is THE cause of the large number of rear-end collisions on motorways.' The book points to driving behaviour, not technology

Topic: 3-second rule: greater following distance in rain, snow, fog and heavy loads

Read the rule: Core: 3-second rule: greater following distance in rain, snow, fog and heavy loads

Sections

• Challenge: 3-second rule: greater following distance in rain, snow, fog and heavy loads
• The model: 3-second rule: greater following distance in rain, snow, fog and heavy loads
• Core: 3-second rule: greater following distance in rain, snow, fog and heavy loads
• Why it matters: 3-second rule: greater following distance in rain, snow, fog and heavy loads
• Active recall: 3-second rule: greater following distance in rain, snow, fog and heavy loads
• Teach back: 3-second rule: greater following distance in rain, snow, fog and heavy loads
• Memory hook: 3-second rule: greater following distance in rain, snow, fog and heavy loads

Terms

• Afstand 3sec is 1 5x niet verdubbeld
• Afstand 3secondenregel bij regen sneeuw mist
• Afstand 3secondenregel bij zwaar beladen of aanhangwagen
• Kopstaartbotsing oorzaak krappe afstand afleiding vermoeidheid

Related questions

• Near Waddinxveen on the A20 dense fog descends
• Near Bodegraven you are driving without a trailer
• Near Boskoop you explain to a passenger

Related topics

• The 2-second rule: fixed point, counting, formula
• Towing a trailer or caravan: 90 km/u is never 'just always'
• Motorway: 130 standard, 100 by day — and the fixed 80 on some ring roads