Don’t use the cellphone, regardless of the laws of the state.
Number one rule, always, keep as much distance between yourself and other cars as possible. If you’re on a two lane and are in a situation where you can’t pass (like there are five cars stacked following each other like sheep, and not leaving enough room inbetween for a person to pass one car at a time) forget the “One car length per 10 mph rule” about following the car in front of you. Drop back at least a quarter of a mile. People seem to have this herding thing. They just want to run with the pack. Resist that urge. It’s dangerous.
On a four lane (2 and 2,) don’t cruise in the passing lane.
Use your cruise control so you don’t fall into the trap of speeding up or slowing down because the car in front is speeding up or slowing down.
Sometimes, when you pass a car who is going slower than you, for whatever reason some drivers think they need to speed up and go the speed you’re going and then they sit right on your tail. Increase your speed rapidly until you’re about…IDK 100 feet in front. There is something about that phenomenon. It’s like a rubber band stretching, and the guy just really wants to catch up with you…until you get a certain distance away, when, it’s like the rubberband snaps, and that urge of theirs goes away. (It makes me so mad when people do that! In fact, sometimes I’ll play a game with them…I’ll increase my speed really slowly until I’m doing 85 or 90 something, and kind of keep an eye on them and crackup when they finally glance at their speedometer and go “OH S$%^!!” :)