You
get the same result whether you use “absolute” velocities and
distances, or measure
velocities relative to any arbitrary car.
Every driver thinks they are at the center of the “car
universe” and the other cars are just heading away from them, all having left at
some common start time.See http://www.astro.ucla.edu/~wright/nocenter.html
Car
“B” is the Highway Patrol – using a radar gun which can find
speed and distance to other cars – but can’t see the ground.