Video: Why you should never follow other cars too closely
 

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Scary road debris accident - Click above to view video <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/04/04/video-why-you-should-never-follow-other-cars-too-closely/#continued">after the jump</a></div>
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Flying road debris is a scary enough prospect when you're paying attention to the road and not filming the truck driving along beside you with a cameraphone. While we don't think the driver could have reacted quickly enough to avoid the flying road debris at that distance if he weren't busy recording, we certainly don't advocate this sort of thing.<br />
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According to the video's description, everyone inside the car was miraculously okay, though their nerves were no doubt more than a little frayed. According to a study by the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/02/01/video-aaa-tests-texting-drivers-on-closed-course/">American Automobile Association</a>, 25,000 accidents like this one happen every year, and around 100 of those are fatal. Yikers. Take a deep breath, then <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/04/04/video-why-you-should-never-follow-other-cars-too-closely/#continued">click on through to the jump</a>.<br />
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