More room behind buses and vans
A free practice question for the Maryland permit test, with the answer explained.
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How much following distance should you leave behind a bus or delivery van?
The rule
Behind vehicles that stop often, like buses and delivery vans, increase your following distance to 4 or 5 seconds, or more if needed.
Buses and delivery vans stop often, so leave 4 or 5 seconds behind them, and more if you need it.
From the Maryland Driver's Manual, Section 3, page 15. This question is our own wording of that rule. The handbook and the MVA have the final word.
Often mixed up with
People confuse these rules with this one. Each has its own practice question.
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