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> I am at a large disadvantage due to only being able to be reactive to the back end of a vehicle in front of me instead of being able to predict what they are going to do by being able to see ahead.

This is only a problem for someone who is tailgating.

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No, it really isn't. Even given proper distance being reactionary vs predictive is an issue.

If you're following a vehicle so closely that prediction requires you to be able to see through that same vehicle's windows (as per the parent's complaint), then yes, you absolutely are tailgating.

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