Sure and I guess we get home the next day I suppose. There's being safe and then there's being paranoid. The OP quoted a pile up in Texas during one of the worst winter storms in history as example of not following distance, while the right thing to do on that day would have been to _not drive at all_. Even on normal Christmas mornings which are typically one of the iciest days of the year in Dallas I used to take a bus ride to see how many cars I can count in ditches. Just don't drive in Texas if the roads are icy.

You’ll get home just 30 seconds late. Next time wait for 30 seconds and see how much road you can cover.

Unless you’re stuck in traffic, easing off of gas to allow for 2-3 cars of space ahead of you isn’t even going to be noticeable in your commute time.

> Sure and I guess we get home the next day I suppose.

This is not the logical conclusion of not following too closely behind the car (any car) that happens to be in front of you.

Try driving politely like this some time.

Letting people in isn't going to increase your drive time by more than 5%. Probably closer to 2% on average.

I'm sure those people driving dangerously are just trying to get home a little quicker. I'd rather get home alive.

I'll sacrifice a little extra time commuting to see my family again another day.