Tailgaters *Seriouse Lack Of Audi Content*

[Jim Green]

--- Mike <jester at cfnson.com> wrote:
> From: "Jim Green" <jeg1976 at yahoo.com>
> > ... the only reason most of us tailgait people is
> to get
> > them to realize they are seriously in the way...
>
> Tailgating at any speed over 10-15 miles an hour is
> a hazard, and the more
> so as a vehicle reaches and passes 35 mph.  At 60
> mph, a vehicle is
> traveling at 88 feet per _second_.  Even an
> extremely skilled driver is
> going to take about 1 second to react to the actions
> of the vehicle that
> he's tailgating, and 0.5 to 1 second to brake his
> vehicle.

Thanks

> So from the thought
> "heylooktheguyinfrontofmeisbraking", to completely
> stopping ON A DRY PAVED SURFACE UNDER PERFECT
> WEATHER CONDITIONS IN A
> WELL-MAINTAINED VEHICLE, for a skilled driver is
> about 150 - 200 feet.

Thanks

> If the vehicle being tailgated stops anywhere near
> 0.5 seconds quicker than
> the tailgating driver...

Thanks

> Bad weather conditions increase the stopping
> distance geometrically.

Thanks

> I know that some of us "get in the way" by driving
> at the speed limit, but
> we're probably not going to get out of your way, and
> you won't get there any
> faster by tailgating our vehicles.

Do you drive a Jeep Grand Cherokee?

> So...

Waiting

> If you [tailgate] my current car [and involve me in
> an accident], I will
> call the police on my cell phone, report you, and
> file a full report.  Then,
> while you're writing me a check for [$1500.00+] to
> fix my [car's rear end,
> and giving me your insurance info so you can take
> care of our medical
> bills], you can start re-thinking why you [tailgated
> me in the first place].


Way to take it out of context, let me re-phrase, "the
only reason most of us follow just slightly closer
then your average 2-second rule, assuming weather
conditions permit, brakes are 100%, the guy in front
of you doesn't own a Porsche GT2, that your actually
driving on pavement or cement, it's daytime, or any
other unforseen hazards don't exist, is to get them to
realize they are seriously in the way."  Is that
enough lawyer talk for you and your penny wielding
buddy?

> (See my following post for a lighter note...)

No thanks, I'm done with this thread it has gone to
the bad place, and I regret helping it there.  If I
took you comments to seriously, it's only because I
take all the money and work I put into my car very
seriously.  When someone is threatening to throw
things out of a moving car, I don't car how close you
are, it is uncalled for.



=====
Jim Green
'89 90tq 034EFI, Haltech IG5
http://www.geocities.com/jeg1976/car_home.html

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