When thinking about safe
distances drivers often think only about the car in front of...
When thinking about safe
distances drivers often think only about the car in front of them.
Not exact matches
That number will depend very much on where the car is used and how
often its
driver charges the battery pack (city - only
drivers could potentially use very little fuel at all, long -
distance owners won't see much benefit from petrol - only running) but it finally gives BMW a competitor in the increasing plug - in luxury market: Porsche and Mercedes - Benz already sell short - range plug - in hybrid luxury saloons.
While petrol engines can
often make sense if you travel short
distances, we'd recommend the Soul diesel with a manual gearbox, thanks to its half - decent fuel economy and relatively low Benefit - in - Kind (BiK) liability for company - car
drivers.
Even though the
distance is short, the city offers shuttle buses into town and taxis are excessively abundant — visitors are
often mobbed by taxi
drivers, money exchangers and fake guides after stepping off the boat.
Truck
drivers cover long
distances with heavy cargo, and employers
often pay them according to how quickly they can get the cargo from one point to another.
The sheer amount of semi-truck traffic presents a danger to other
drivers on the highways, and the long
distances that semi-trucks
often travel exacerbate truck maintenance or
driver fatigue issues that may occur on the road.
Driver fatigue is caused by driving long
distances for long periods of time
often due to working in an industry where pay and job security are dictated by how fast deliveries and pick - ups can be made.
Commercial truck
drivers are
often required to drive great
distances in a limited amount of time.
Although the 3 - second rule is normally a safe following
distance, some road variables
often require the
driver to increase following
distance to a «4 second gap» or more.
Most
often you see
drivers get bunched together in groups with little
distance between vehicles.
The fare for hiring a taxi is
often determined through an agreement between the
driver and the passenger or in some cases by a device called taximeter which calculates the fare based upon
distance covered or time spent in the journey.
Because heavy and tractor - trailer truck
drivers transport goods from one location to another,
often on long
distance trips that last days or weeks at a time, it's crucial to detail your experience working such shifts.