These days there’s no shortage of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) to help mitigate accidents or prevent them altogether. One such system is known as a Following Distance Indicator, pioneered ...

For those who must travel amid winter storms, they should drive defensively and be prepared for emergencies, NHTSA says. Here ...

How far behind other vehicles should you be for safe braking distance? Start counting from three seconds, and add seconds for heavier vehicles, high speed, tire-car condition, rain, snow, ice.

Question: What’s the appropriate following distance when you’re behind another car? Four seconds? Two seconds? Or a specific number of car lengths? When does it become tailgating? Answer: It depends.