What is the safe distance for a car?
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The safe distance for a car is: 1. Maintain 40 meters when the speed is 40 kilometers per hour; 2. Maintain 60 meters when the speed is 60 kilometers per hour; 3. Maintain 10 meters when the speed drops to 20 kilometers per hour; 4. Maintain 5 meters when the speed is 15 kilometers per hour. The safe distance refers to the necessary gap that the following vehicle maintains with the vehicle ahead to avoid accidental collisions while driving. The methods to judge the distance while driving are: 1. When the lower edge of the rear wheel of the front vehicle is level with the lower edge of the windshield, the distance is about 3 to 5 meters; 2. When the lower edge of the front vehicle's bumper is level with the lower edge of the windshield, the distance is about 2 meters; 3. When the upper edge of the front vehicle's bumper is level with the lower edge of the windshield, the distance is about 0.5 to 1 meter.