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Originally Posted by cheetah
But with our cars, getting rear ended is a big concern. The big SUV behind might take an extra 80ft to stop from 70 mph than the Boxster.
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A great point! I always try to leave extra space in front of my car if I am being tailgated so that if I have to jam on the breaks it is less abrupt, and I can give the car behind me more time to react.
But I may be overly cautious about being rear ended, because I got hit two years ago (bike cut me off, I jammed on the brakes, and an F150 rammed the rear bumper). I ended up with some really bad neck issues from it.
Everyone should take a defensive driving class, and have their family take one as well. It really is worth the money, at the very least do a track day or autocross to get a feel for the limits of the car. What you can get out of even the cheapest, most boat-like cars would surprise you!
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