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Originally Posted by MANISHBOI
thats exactly what i did. 79784 lbs gross aint gonna stop on a dime. believe it or not, saftey told me i shoulda had 8 seconds between me and the car in front of me. 8 seconds.... in christmas traffic....... yeah right.
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I think the 'rule' that I had to know for my test at the MVA was 1 second per 10 feet of vehicle length. Add a second over 45 mph. Add 'much more time' in bad weather, night, etc. So with a 53 foot trailer and another 15-20 feet of tractor, I'm sure that they can claim that eight seconds was required.
It sucks, but the rules are in place for 'them', not you and I. Good luck with it.