Driving dot to dot.

PositionSTATELINE - Brief article

Minnesota recently joined a few other states using highway "distance dots" to reduce tailgating. Highway 55 near Buffalo was chosen for the oval dots (about 2.5 feet wide by 7 feet in length) because it has a higher-than-average crash rate and constant tailgating. The dots are placed 225 feet apart and are accompanied by signs explaining how may dots should appear between vehicles to allow safe following distances. Tailgating was the third most cited...

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