"Following too closely” is a factor in crashes involving motorcyclists. In traffic, motorcycles need as much distance to stop as cars. Normally, a minimum of two seconds distance should be maintained behind the vehicle ahead. To gauge your following distance: • Pick out a marker, such as a pavement marking or lamppost, on or near the road ahead. • When the rear bumper of the vehicle ahead passes the marker, count off the seconds: “onethousand-one, onethousand-two.” • If you reach the marker before you reach “two,” you are following too closely. A two-second following distance leaves a minimum amount of…
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