Re: Shayne AVERAGED 108 mph?!

[Steve Patriquen <spatric1@maine.rr.com>]

> OK, from Duesseldorf to Breman we set the cruise control at 105mph

Hmmmm... must have been holding up traffic if you were in the left lane. I
thought 160kph was OK in the rain, until a Twingo passed me. (Know this
car? A shoebox with wheels - a modern Mini).

 If I recall, there are only about four or five restricted zones (with a
limit) all the way from Hamburg to Deusseldorf. So a 105 mph average is, if
anything, "normal"?

>The thing  to remember on German roads, is that if you are travelling at
>120mph,
> and a brit with a caravan doing 50 pulls out in front of you, it is the
>equivalent
> of stopping dead from 70mph.

Wouldn't this only be true in a vacuum? Something about aerodynamic drag
increasing
with the square of velocity? (help me out, here).

SteveP
98 A4 1.8TQMS
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