As reported by the person on duty at the GDDKiA point, the A4 crossing is already problem-free. However, the difficulties after the first accident, which took place on Sunday on the A4 motorway on the section Bochnia - Kraków on the road towards Kraków, were really considerable. Later, another incident happened in the same area. Four cars participated in the event. There are no injured people. The cause of accidents is excessive speed and carelessness. The distance between the cars is also very important.

Two accidents on A4. The three-second rule - worth implementing!

It is worth taking into account that the closer we are to the car in front of us, the more difficult it will be to react in an emergency. The "three-second rule" that is being talked about more and more comes in handy. What is it about? According to its basic assumptions, we have to work out such a distance from the vehicle in front of us so that we cannot reach the place where it is passing by not earlier than in three seconds. These 3 seconds reduce the risk of sudden braking.

Too short distance between cars is one of the most common causes of accidents ...

Two accidents on A4. Let's look at the data of the Police Headquarters for a moment in 2018, there were nearly 4 thousand. accidents involving a rear-end collision with another vehicle. 207 people died in them, and nearly 5,2 thousand. were injured. In the case of two-wheelers, the distance should be even greater - to make it easier to calculate the distance, we can observe the bars. Road safety is essential. Let's remember about it when we go on our way.

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