Being first to market not always the wisest course

When driving in what is called rush hour traffic on Interstate 25, sitting in stop-and-go traffic with enough time during stops to check my emails and respond to text messages (but not enough time to write this column), I am reminded of the two-second rule of driving, “Always adjust the position of your car so that it is at least two seconds travel time behind the car ahead of you.”

[If you have not heard of this rule, it is a simple and safer way to determine how close to follow a car.  Watch the…