Comments on: The Two Second Rule http://www.studydriving.com/safety-on-the-road/the-two-second-rule/ Your online resource for driving lessons, driving tips, driving safety and all things about automobiles Sun, 29 May 2011 07:04:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Study Driving » Post Topic » Speed Limits – Are they really necessary? http://www.studydriving.com/safety-on-the-road/the-two-second-rule/comment-page-1/#comment-2589 Study Driving » Post Topic » Speed Limits – Are they really necessary? Mon, 18 Feb 2008 22:27:50 +0000 http://studydriving.com/safety-on-the-road/the-two-second-rule/#comment-2589 [...] Well, this might have to do more with the way the human body is designed and how much information we can process in a short period of time. Scientific data has shown that our actual active line of sight window (or the area of our vision which is fully analyzed and can be reacted to instantaneously) is limited to a few square inches in front of you. The rest is what is considered to be the peripheral vision area which we are aware of but do not have too much concentration on. Add to it the tunes playing on the radio, the shifting combination of the depressing the clutch and changing gears and you have a lot of information to handle for the human body to actually process (try this test to see if you are a safe distance from the car in front of you). [...] [...] Well, this might have to do more with the way the human body is designed and how much information we can process in a short period of time. Scientific data has shown that our actual active line of sight window (or the area of our vision which is fully analyzed and can be reacted to instantaneously) is limited to a few square inches in front of you. The rest is what is considered to be the peripheral vision area which we are aware of but do not have too much concentration on. Add to it the tunes playing on the radio, the shifting combination of the depressing the clutch and changing gears and you have a lot of information to handle for the human body to actually process (try this test to see if you are a safe distance from the car in front of you). [...]

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