DRIVING

So I got my permit a few weeks ago and have already gone driving many times. In my few hours on the road I have already experienced many of the dangers that I was taught to avoid. To be a good driver on the highway, one must be able to estimate the acceleration of the car (positive or negative), otherwise an accident could possibly occur. One time while driving on the highway at about 40 mph, I did not judge the speed of the car in front of me well enough, causing my mom to yell "stop! stop!". I quickly hit the brake, but realized that I needed to apply even more stopping power to be sure I would not hit the car. The car came to a sudden stop, and that's when it hit me (no not the car behind me). If i drew acceleration graphs of my car on the highway, or any car, it would basically be a series of intervals that show positive acceleration, negative acceleration, then stopping (when you come to a red light), then a repeat of those intervals. Driving has been tons of fun, and hopefully as I gain more experience I'll become a better driver.