Question

Read the following paragraph to answer the next four questions. Tailgating another vehicle is unsafe and illegal. Many rear-end collisions are caused by drivers following too close to the vehicle in front of them. The rules state that a driver must keep sufficient distance from the vehicle in front in order to stop safely and avoid a collision. Drivers should allow a minimum two seconds’ gap between their vehicle and the one ahead. At sixty kilometres an hour, this equates to thirty-three metres; at a hundred it equates to fifty-five metres. More distance is needed to safely stop in rain or poor visibility. 1.How much gap is required between a vehicle and the one ahead? 1 point a minimum four seconds fifty-five metres a minimum two seconds thirty-three metres 2.Tailgating another vehicle is unsafe because: 1 point all rear end collisions are caused by drivers following too close to the vehicle in front. it may not allow sufficient time and space to stop and avoid a collision. it is against the road rules. None of these. 3.'tailgating' means: 1 point tail following leave none of these 4.More distance is needed to safely stop in rain or poor visibility.’ We can infer from this that: 1 point people drive faster in rain and poor visibility. the road rules state that this must be so. braking is more hazardous in rain and poor visibility. the writer is merely calculating on the safe side.

Answer 1

Explanation:

A. All rear and collisions are caused by drivers following too closed to the vehicle

Answer 2

Answer:

1. Drivers should maintain a minimum gap of two seconds between the vehicle and the one ahead.

Explanation:

• 2)  Tailgating another vehicle is unsafe because many rear-end collisions are caused by drivers following too close to the vehicle in front in order to stop and avoid collision.
• 3)  Tailgating means tail following that is driving too close behind another vehicle.
• 4) More distance is needed to safely stop in rain or poor visibility since braking is more hazardous in rain and poor visibility.