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Speed and followingQuestion 123 of 296

You use the two-second rule. You reach the landmark before you finish counting "one thousand and two". What does this show?

  1. You follow at a safe distance
  2. You follow too far behind
  3. You follow too closely
  4. You drive over the speed limit
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Correct answer: You follow too closely

Pick a landmark. Count when the car ahead passes it. If you reach it before the count ends, drop back.

Source: Nova Scotia Driver's Handbook (Service Nova Scotia, 2000, reprinted with revisions to 2017), Chapter 2, Rules of the Road: Two-second rule, page 49

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Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026