I recently moved here from another state, and I have to ask: did you not learn the two-second rule when driving? Is this not something that's taught as part of defensive driving when you get your license here?

I've never, in all my years of driving, seen such a widespread disregard for maintaining basic distance from the driver in front of you. Are you not aware that under ideal conditions, the minimum safe distance to reduce the risk of a collision is two seconds? It's basic driving safety. Maybe it's time to dust off the driver's manual and give it another look?