If you’re still moving with traffic, why do you care that someone got in front of you?
Because you no longer have a 3 second gap so you can no longer safely react to something happening in front of you.
If you’re slowing so much that lots of people are getting in front at one time, then you’re the obstacle.
That’s my point. If you keep trying to make a 3 second gap and it keeps being filled in, you’re going to cause a traffic problem.
A 3 second gap changes with speed, if it’s slow traffic that’s less than a car length
Technically, sure. If you’re driving at less than 5 km/h and people on foot are passing you, then yes, you can have a 3 second gap with less than 1 car length. But, if you’re driving at less than 5 km/h are you really driving, or are you effectively stopped in traffic?
If all these people are merging in front of you, then the adjacent lanes are moving a lot better, which is helpful for traffic. Less braking is the goal, and if 2 or more lanes aren’t braking as much because you left some space in front of you, then traffic should flow much better.
Because you no longer have a 3 second gap so you can no longer safely react to something happening in front of you.
That’s my point. If you keep trying to make a 3 second gap and it keeps being filled in, you’re going to cause a traffic problem.
Technically, sure. If you’re driving at less than 5 km/h and people on foot are passing you, then yes, you can have a 3 second gap with less than 1 car length. But, if you’re driving at less than 5 km/h are you really driving, or are you effectively stopped in traffic?
If all these people are merging in front of you, then the adjacent lanes are moving a lot better, which is helpful for traffic. Less braking is the goal, and if 2 or more lanes aren’t braking as much because you left some space in front of you, then traffic should flow much better.