New Mexico § 66-7-318 - Following too closely

§ 66-7-318. Following too closely

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 the vehicles and the

traffic upon and the condition of the highway. B. The driver of any motor truck or motor vehicle drawing another vehicle when traveling

upon a roadway outside of a business or residence district shall not follow another

motor truck or motor vehicle drawing another vehicle within three hundred feet, except

that this shall not prevent a motor truck or motor vehicle drawing another vehicle

from overtaking and passing any like vehicle or other vehicle. C. Motor vehicles being driven upon any roadway outside of a business or residence

district in a caravan or motorcade, whether or not towing other vehicles, shall not

follow the preceding vehicle closer than three hundred feet. This provision shall not apply to: (1) funeral processions nor shall it apply within or outside of a business or residence

district to motor vehicle escort vehicles of a motor vehicle escort service, which

may, if necessary to maintain the continuity of the escorted unit or units, precede

or follow at a distance closer than three hundred feet to the escorted unit or units;

or (2) a vehicle that is part of a driver-assisted platoon and that is not the lead motor

vehicle.