After serious thinking scott wrote :
I tend to use the brake lights of the vehicle in front as a secondary warning to the fact that I am getting nearer to it and might need to take some action. If a vehicle really is stopping quickly, the nose will fall and the tail rise up, this gives far more reliable feedback than just the brake lights coming on.
It also has the other advantages-
You are not reaching for your own brakes, causing others to brake unnecessarily behind you in a chain reaction in traffic.
You will be less likely to run into the back of them if their brake lights happen to be faulty.
I have little difficulty maintaining an accurate distance from a vehicle I am following even in heavy traffic, using just the visual clues - ignoring their brake lights which depending upon the driver, can be very misleading. If I can maintain an accurate spacing without thinking about it, it means I will notice when the gap closes.
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As I've said before - I try to avoid the use of brakes as much as possible, in traffic preferring to predict what is going to happen and just ease off on the loud pedal. A matter of keeping a careful watch on what others in front are doing - not just the vehicle directly in front.
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Regards, Harry (M1BYT) (L)
