Driving? Always be alert to your surroundings.

[Whiskey 7]

I don't know about you but one of my pet hates are drivers who invade my comfort zone especially when driving. You know the type. Those drivers who overtake you and drop immediately in front of you causing you to slow down so as to increase the safety distance to that car in front.

You have all no doubt heard of and hopefully apply instinctively the 'three second rule' when motoring down the highways at speed.

I saw this news items and thought I'd share - Driving? Always be alert to your surroundings.

A driver has escaped serious injury after a heavy metal beam fell off a truck, bounced then pierced his BMW X5 SUV's windscreen in San Jose, California.......... he not so much dodged a bullet, but dodged a large beam of metal.....

.......... keep a safe distance from the vehicle ahead, and to "always be alert to your surroundings".

Lucky indeed! I still wonder if the three second spacing would have helped avoid the situation at all.

Aus ABC News
New York Post

For those that ask, what is this three second rule about? Clicky

[PhoeniX]

On the plus side, one less ugly X5 on the road.

[Scourge]

Around here it's 2 seconds.

[Whiskey 7]

I remember my Mum telling me when I was learning to drive of one golden rule; to always give yourself a way out, treating the others on the roads as complete idiots.

These days that still stands good as a good percent are under the influence of drugs or alcohol

[PhoeniX]

Pretty good advise. I'm always wary when driving behind lorry's with loads like this on, because of situations like this!

[losCHUNK]

Learnt my lesson from Final Destination

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[Flex Donkey]

Around here it's 2 seconds.

Randy thinks he's posting in the sexual stamina thread.

[ToxicBug]

Learnt my lesson from Final Destination

Same here, they made it pretty clear!