Speed, distance & stopping distance

Near Boskoop you explain to a passenger: 'In rain you double your following distance: from 2 to 4 seconds.'

True
False

Correct answer

False

Explanation

False — trap: doubling the margin. The book names 3 seconds, not 4 — that is 1.5x the normal rule, not a doubling (Book p.124).

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