Just english thumb key with symbols for me. There is a layout with a compose key to make accents like you would on an international keyboard (compose+a+`) or (compose+s+s), but I don’t use it personally

Also fan of thumb key. so easy without looking

Few inches is certainly too close-- I am not saying to go until you can see the white of the driver’s eyes in the rear view mirror, but a whole two car lengths is too much at a stop light

Granted, if you are stopping following the rules of the book and you are in a car with one of those absurdly high hoods (to the point where almost a dozen children can sit in front of your car and you can’t see them), then it is still a huge distance.

The thing that is pissing me off recently is that when people stop at a light with wayy too much room in between their car and the one in front of them. I think it is a byproduct of many drivers not being able to visualize how large their car is Like seriously, most people leave enough room to fit an extra car or two at the stopped light. Imo it contributes heavily to how many cars can actually pass at a green light, and it makes traffic so much worse.