Re: 120 MPH?????

[David Lola <djl@alanex.com>]

Try the stretch of highway between El Paso TX and Yuma AZ.  After driving this
many times I think that it is possible to go insane driving 65.  As far as
criminality goes, not using your turn signal would probably make one more of a
criminal.


Robert Myers wrote:

> Have you never been in western Kansas on a straight divided highway with no
> other traffic and 10 mile visibility?  Under those conditions 120 mph or
> more is merely illegal, not criminal.
>
> At 03:24 PM 3/2/99 -0500, you wrote:
> >To All:
> >Someone wrote "120 MPH" on the road.
> >
> >120 MPH ??   Surely he is exaggerating, or just kidding.  If not I hope that
> >it was on a race track.  Such speed on a North American public thoroughfare
> >is dangerous, irresponsible, and CRIMINALLY negligent.  If not yourself, you
> >put others at risk. I certainly don't want to be the victim of someone
> >else's idiocy.
> >
> >My suggestion to him:  enter a driving school, where one can flaunt the
> >vehicle in a controlled environment.  Where the participants are aware of
> >your speeds, are aware of the risks, and have  predictable rule governed
> >behavior patterns.  It answers the question "What can the car (and I) really
> >do?"   Learn something in the process, namely how dangerous it is to drive
> >on the public highways where one cannot predict the actions or intentions of
> >others (at any speed, let alone the excessive ones).
> >
> >Jolly Li
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: owner-audi-s-cars@lists.emailsol.com
> >> [mailto:owner-audi-s-cars@lists.emailsol.com]On Behalf Of William R
> >> Brewer Jr.
> >> Sent: Monday, March 01, 1999 10:06 PM
> >> To: Multiple recipients of list AUDI-S-CARS
> >> Subject: Re: survey
> >>
> >>
> >> I have never heard it start.  My car is for road use only and moderate
> >> driving. i.e. occasional 120 MPH shots for short distances,
> >> usually under 10
> >> miles.  So, I suspect either hard driving and hot weather is the key.
> >> BILL
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Frank Amoroso <FAmoroso@SVBANK.COM>
> >> To: Multiple recipients of list AUDI-S-CARS
> >> <AUDI-S-CARS@lists.emailsol.com>
> >> Date: Monday, March 01, 1999 9:20 PM
> >> Subject: survey
> >>
> >>
> >> >
> >> >Hello all,
> >> >
> >> >As I have recently replaced my after run coolant pump thermoswitch, I
> >> wanted
> >> >to ask you all,  under which conditions does your after run system switch
> >> >on? Does it come on after every time you shut your vehicle down,
> >> only after
> >> >moderate, or hard runs, etc.?
> >> >
> >> >Thanks,
> >> >Frank--
> >> >
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> ___
>    Bob
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