What is a good rule of thumb to help you stop a safe distance from the car in front of you at a light?
What is a good rule of thumb to help you stop a safe distance from the car in front of you at a light?
Safe Following Distance In Poor Weather Conditions When visibility is low such as light fog, light rain, or nighttime driving, you should double the following distance to a minimum of 4 seconds. This will seem like a large gap between you and the vehicle in front of you. That’s ok.
What should you do if a car stops at a stop sign?
If there is already another vehicle (car, motorcycle, bicycle, etc.) stopped at the stop sign across the street from you when you come to the stop sign, you are required to let it proceed first. The vehicle may turn to the left or right (your right or left), or move straight across the intersection.
What happens when you are rear ended at a stop sign?
When you’re rear ended at a red light or stop sign, the car that hit you may also have been stopped. The real perpetrator may have caused a multi-car accident. If you sue for damages, you may be able to name all the drivers involved in the crash in order to collect compensation.
Do you have to stop at a three way stop sign?
T-junctions may have a three-way stop, in which traffic moving in all directions must stop at the intersection, or they may have only a stop sign for the traffic moving toward the intersection from the road that dead-ends. Many stop signs will have a smaller sign below the red octagon indicating if the stop is a four-way, three-way, etc.
Why does my car shut down when I stop for a light?
When you drive a manual-shift car after a long period of driving only automatics, stalling is part of the territory. But the last few times I’ve done so, while renting cars in Europe, it seems that virtually every time I stopped for a light, the engine shut down, only to chug back to life when I re-engaged the gears.
If there is already another vehicle (car, motorcycle, bicycle, etc.) stopped at the stop sign across the street from you when you come to the stop sign, you are required to let it proceed first. The vehicle may turn to the left or right (your right or left), or move straight across the intersection.
T-junctions may have a three-way stop, in which traffic moving in all directions must stop at the intersection, or they may have only a stop sign for the traffic moving toward the intersection from the road that dead-ends. Many stop signs will have a smaller sign below the red octagon indicating if the stop is a four-way, three-way, etc.
What to do if your car dies at a stop light?
Finding the cause of the problem takes experienced troubleshooting skills and a working knowledge of your vehicle’s air, fuel, and electrical systems. Here are some things we look at during our troubleshooting process: Check engine light on?
Why do you need a stop sign at an intersection?
1 Stop signs are not really used to control speed. 2 Too many stop signs can also increase pollution and cause traffic congestion. 3 The decision about whether or not to erect a stop sign is usually governed by several factors, such as the number of crashes that have occurred at the intersection, traffic
