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When should you use the two-second rule?

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To keep a safe distance from the vehicle in front when it's raining

To keep a safe distance from the vehicle in front when conditions are good

To keep a safe distance from the vehicle in front when it's icy

To keep a safe distance from the vehicle in front in queuing traffic

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To keep a safe distance from the vehicle in front when conditions are goodThis was the right answer

Use the two-second rule when conditions are good and you're driving on roads carrying faster-moving traffic. Choose a fixed reference point, and when the vehicle ahead passes that point say to yourself 'Only a fool breaks the two-second rule.' If you reach the object before you finish saying this, you're too close and you need to drop back and check again.

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Rule 126Highway Code rule · The stopping-distance and two-second examples do not guarantee enough space for every lorry or coach; the corrected numerical question refers to the Code’s illustrative chart.

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