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[โ€“] [email protected] 26 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I was taught to look when the car in front drives past a landmark like a lamppost, then say to myself "Only a fool breaks the two second rule"

If you pass the lamppost before you finish saying it, you're too close

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

This is the only good answer. No need to distract yourself by figuring out your speed and guesstimating your gap like others are saying. Just count the seconds whenever you need to