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1. While driving on an interstate or any kind of road, pick a marker 30 or 40 feet ahead, such as a signpost.

2. When the vehicle ahead passes the marker, start counting by seconds: one-one-thousand, two-one-thousand, three-one-thousand. Continue counting until your vehicle reaches the marker.

3. If your vehicle passes the marker before you finish saying “three-one-thousand,” the driver is following too closely. The 3-second rule will demonstrate whether you are tailgating, which decreases the response time for a new driver and can cause an accident.

On a wet road, increase the interval between vehicles to 4 seconds. In snow, allow up to 10 seconds to stay safe. The 3-second rule is a portable, neutral, free tool that correlates to your driving speed to settle disagreements and prevent tailgating, accidents and injury. Even if you disagree with your family member over the interpretation, it calls attention to allowing enough distance. If they bring it up when you are driving, have another secret celebration, because it shows they are aware of it and it’s in their hard drive.