https://signal-and-syntax.com/tags/kinematics/Recent content in Kinematics on Signal & SyntaxHugoen-usThu, 23 Oct 2025 09:00:00 -0700https://signal-and-syntax.com/posts/safe-distance-in-traffic/Thu, 23 Oct 2025 09:00:00 -0700https://signal-and-syntax.com/posts/safe-distance-in-traffic/While researching why car insurance rates are so extremely high in Las Vegas, I started thinking about the three-second rule and its validity. As I’ve always heard, the three-second rule refers to how far you should be behind a car in traffic. The idea is that you pick out a fixed roadside marker and you are supposed to pass that marker at least three seconds after the car in front of you.