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Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-11-310: Following too closely

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(a) The driver of a motor vehicle shall not follow another

vehicle more closely than is reasonable and prudent, having due

regard for the speed of such vehicles and the traffic upon and the

condition of the highway.

(b) The driver of any truck or motor vehicle drawing another

vehicle when traveling upon a roadway outside of a business or

residential district and which is following another truck or motor

vehicle drawing another vehicle shall, whenever conditions permit,

leave sufficient space so that an overtaking vehicle may enter and

occupy such space without danger, except that this shall not prevent

a motor truck or motor vehicle drawing another vehicle from

overtaking and passing any like vehicle or another vehicle.

(c) No vehicle which has more than six tires in contact with

the road shall approach from the rear of another vehicle which has

more than six tires in contact with the road closer than three

hundred (300) feet except when passing the vehicle.

(d) Motor vehicles being driven upon any roadway outside of a

business or residential district in a caravan or motorcade, whether

or not towing other vehicles, shall be so operated as to allow

sufficient space between each such vehicle or combination of

vehicles so as to enable any other vehicle to enter and occupy such

space without danger. The distance between such vehicles shall be a

minimum of two hundred (200) feet under all conditions. This

provision shall not apply to funeral processions.

(e) Subsections (a), (b), (c) and (d) of this section shall not

apply to a non-lead vehicle in a platoon, as defined in this

section, or the operator thereof, as long as the platoon consists of

not more than two motor vehicles.

(f) As used in this section, "platoon" means a group of

individual motor vehicles traveling in a unified manner at

electronically coordinated speeds at following distances that are

closer than would be reasonable and prudent without such

coordination.

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