How to avoid an accident

69% of accidents in June on the M5 South-West Motorway involved rear-enders. To reduce the risks ensure you always leave a three second gap.

Reduce the risk:

  1.        Put three seconds between you and the vehicle in front
  2.        Raining?  Leave more space!
  3.        Stopped?  Keep at least half a car length behind the vehicle in front of you

 

NRMA safety tip:

To estimate a three-second gap, count “one – 1000, two – 2000, three – 3000” when you see a vehicle in front pass an object such as a tree or telephone pole. If you pass the object before you finish counting then you are too close.

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