CS>Mark, Amy missed the fact that the first two cars were *stopped*.  The 
point
  >however of 'legal distance' is clearly wrong in your post.  Leagal 
distance 
  >always 'that distance sufficient to come to a full stop without hitting 
he
  >car in front of you' if they come to a sudden stop.
CS>For it to be 7 ft, you'd have to be going no more than about 5MPH on dry
  >pavement. .  This is why the person who re-ends another is almost 
always 
  >fault.                                       xxcarol
Years ago, I was stopped in a long line of cars in a parking lot.  It
was Christmas season; and everyone was in a hurry.  After standing 
still for over 10 minutes, the lady in a VW bus in front of me lost her
cool and threw the bus in reverse hitting the front of my Chevy 
Caprice.  She exited her vehicle walking back and examining the 
extensive damage to her vehicle and commenting..."buddy, I hope you 
have insurance!".  I quickly retorted "Why?  You backed into me".  She
then stated, (with a straight face) that her husband had told her that
anytime she gets hit in the rear it's the other guys fault. 
CHARLES HUNTER
 * 1st 2.00 #9124 * A deadline has a marvelous ability to concentrate the 
mind.
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