Tag: following-distance

Channel 19

Pro drivers clear air on the practice of flashing brights to signal space to merge, and a highway-speed-cutoff PSA

A West Coast newspaper columnist corrects the record on signaling with truckers leading the way, and: A PSA of sorts for motorists with a tip from pro Gary Buchs — use your turn signal early and often when passing a combination truck to combat impatient traffic behind you and the “highway-speed cutoff.”

December 3, 2019

Voices

A simple following-distance cheat proves effective ‘self re-training’ in speed and space management

Buchs, like so many of you, hauls in a truck built well before whiz-bang factory-equipped radar, lane-departure warnings, and automatic braking became a standard for owners opting into the systems. He devised a simple following distance cheat after self-evaluation via his own dashcam footage revealed behaviors he thought needed correction.

November 6, 2019

Channel 19

Using collision-mitigation systems to a fuel-mileage advantage

It's a win-win situation with often-derided collision-mitigation systems on routes where a significant increase in following distance is possible to achieve.

September 11, 2018

Channel 19

Fatigue detection — where some driver-facing camera techs are headed

Advancement in camera techs are headed down a path toward, in various ways, what might seem to be a safety holy grail: being able to deliver observations of drivers and context around events where fatigue is at issue — and assist drivers themselves in taking action. Do you have experience with these techs’ in-cab-warning predecessors?

August 11, 2017

Channel 19

Howard Salmon presents ‘The Prius won,’ or ‘Cut off, ticketed, stuck on I-24 near Chattanooga’

Sadly, this video view from the dashcam of owner-operator Howard Salmon puts to bed an accident-free period for the longtime independent spanning Salmon’s 30-plus years — and more than 4 million miles. It also mighth exonerate him from a ticket for following too close issued at the scene.

September 19, 2016