Re: 4kq outdos cop

[Robert Myers <rmyers@inetone.net>]

At 12:31 PM 11/28/98 -0600, you wrote:
>Robert Myers wrote:
>> 
>> The curve may have been marked with one of those idiotic 25 mph curve
markers.
>> Marking a curve as a 25 mph curve doesn't change the 55 mph speed limit
>> through that curve.  It's merely a *recommended safe speed* through that
>> curve and is inevitably far below any reasonable speed except under
absolutely
>> horrible traction conditions. Furthermore, it is not legally enforceable.
>
>I spoke with one of those people who puts those signs out. He has a
>gauge/contraption that measures the G's. Not sure of any operations of it.
>He once told me that if I was traveling n a certain Farm to Market road
>that I had better READ and FOLLOW the suggested yellow speed signs. He had
>a bad day or something and didn't give any tolerance, which is his
perogative.
>Long story short, better safe that sorry...

True for the "furriner".  If you live in an area and know the roads you
know better than the signs.  We have some "25 mph corners" here which I
routinely take at _well_ over that - comfortably (as long as Mr. Smokey
isn't around).  There are also a couple which come fairly close.  I can
thing of one 15 mpher which I usually take at no more than 20 mph.

I suspect Rich knows his local roads and what he can and cannot do on the
curves as well as I know my local roads and what I can and cannot do on
their curves.


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   Bob
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