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Two-second rule

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-006272

A guideline for safe driving that advises drivers to maintain a minimum following distance of two seconds behind the vehicle in front of them. This interval provides sufficient time and distance to react and stop safely if the leading vehicle suddenly slows or stops. The rule should be increased to three or more seconds in adverse weather conditions or at higher speeds.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-006272
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectTransport and logistics
TranslationsGerman: Zwei-Sekunden-Regel; Spanish: regla de los dos segundos; French: règle des deux secondes
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-006272",
  "term": "Two-second rule",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A guideline for safe driving that advises drivers to maintain a minimum following distance of two seconds behind the vehicle in front of them. This interval provides sufficient time and distance to react and stop safely if the leading vehicle suddenly slows or stops. The rule should be increased to three or more seconds in adverse weather conditions or at higher speeds.",
  "subject": "Transport and logistics",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Zwei-Sekunden-Regel",
    "es": "regla de los dos segundos",
    "fr": "règle des deux secondes"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/two-second-rule/"
}

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