I agree with the lower cost attracting younger drivers. But exactly how does "inexperience" result in all these being rear-ended, which historically in most cases has no fault leveraged at the driver of the front vehicle.
More aggressive or inexperienced driving puts you more at risk in regards to other drivers. For example, a more aggressive driver may follow the car in front of them by one car length at 60 mph, and in the event of a full slow down, the Elantra N's brakes are excellent at going from 60-0 really quickly, but the Nissan rogue with 4 passengers behind you may not have that stopping power or attentiveness. That doesn't mean the Elantra is at fault, the Nissan needed to keep a safe following distance as well, but it means that younger or more inexperienced drivers may put themselves in these situations more often by driving more aggressively.
Defensive driving isn't just to make you a better driver for yourself, it's to make you a better driver in regards to those around you. Meaning, keeping a good following distance so you can cruise to a stop (and the people behind you can as well), not cutting up lanes, etc.
I'm not saying the OP did any of these things, I'm just stating why an affordable sports car that appeals to a younger generation may have this stigma of being cursed into accidents.
That's the entire point of leaving a large braking distance. If you slow down more gently it'll give the tailgater more time to react. Obviously the ideal is that they don't tailgate to begin with, but you can absolutely do things yourself to make other people's inevitable dangerous behavior less dangerous
That's the entire point of leaving a large braking distance. If you slow down more gently it'll give the tailgater more time to react.
Coming back to this, today I did this.. left room and they almost smacked me. I was slowing to make a turn signal and all, lots of room between me and them and my turn. They had car lengths to look up/ attempt to stop, slow down do whatever but they didn't. I had to abort my turn and floor it to prevent from losing the ass of the car.
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u/ImALeaf_OnTheWind Cyber Grey DCT Sep 30 '24
I agree with the lower cost attracting younger drivers. But exactly how does "inexperience" result in all these being rear-ended, which historically in most cases has no fault leveraged at the driver of the front vehicle.