what do you suggest? should it be standard practice to speed up until the person behind us gives a decent following distance? quite often that will in effect just turn roads into a racetrack since so many drivers see someone ahead of them as an impediment.
most of the time when I'm driving I keep a safe following distance (2-4 seconds) between myself and the driver ahead (I'm driving the same speed as them, just keeping a gap for safety) and that's enough to frequently have drivers behind me tailgate, go apeshit, and aggressively pass just to end up 4 seconds ahead, or I catch them at the next light.
what do you suggest? should it be standard practice to speed up until the person behind us gives a decent following distance? quite often that will in effect just turn roads into a racetrack since so many drivers see someone ahead of them as an impediment.
most of the time when I'm driving I keep a safe following distance (2-4 seconds) between myself and the driver ahead (I'm driving the same speed as them, just keeping a gap for safety) and that's enough to frequently have drivers behind me tailgate, go apeshit, and aggressively pass just to end up 4 seconds ahead, or I catch them at the next light.