When traveling in traffic, especially on 4 lane roadways, in and around congested areas, remember this tip. Never pull up closer than a car length when coming to a stop at a traffic light. This allows you to have room to maneuver away from any threat, i.e. an altercation around your vehicle, road raging driver, failure to brake from the person coming from behind you that you observe approaching quickly. It is also a good habit to pick up the farthest lane on the left, going in the same direction of course on a roadway with multiple lanes going in one direction. This also helps keeping you from getting “penned in”, in the event you have to take evasion action.
