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rootusrootus on Jan 12, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: New video of Tesla crash demonstrates the problem ...

> They are of course at fault for not leaving a safe distance.

They weren't following the Tesla. And a reasonable safe distance does not usually account for the guy in front of you doing an assisted stop. That is far enough outside reasonable expectations.

progman32 on Jan 12, 2023 [–]

> And a reasonable safe distance does not usually account for the guy in front of you doing an assisted stop.

A distance where a sudden stop results in a collision is not a reasonable safe distance.

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