Re: 120mph??? Yes. Yes.

["Fred Munro" <munrof@isys.ca>]

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From: Ssgacc@aol.com <Ssgacc@aol.com>
To: quattro@coimbra.ans.net <quattro@coimbra.ans.net>
Date: Saturday, March 06, 1999 12:19 AM
Subject: Re: 120mph??? Yes. Yes.


In a message dated 99-03-05 15:30:52 EST, Jouko writes:

<< So will Finnish drivers (in Germany), 260km/h indicated Kvln-Aachen in
the
dark with light rain. >>
June 1980 was my first experience on the bahn.  Coming from airport in Koln,
good Uncle lets me drive his 3 month old 240D.  After 15 minutes with it on
the floorboard I'm feeling pretty confident.  Fairly steady rain but an
otherwise clear day and I'm now passing everything on the road.  All of a
sudden Uncle shouts to get right!  Just as I get out of the left lane a big
Merc rips by and about sucks the front end off the car.  Me "Holy $hit!".
Uncle casually mentions he was doing about 250-260 kph
[snip]

    I found this to be the most dangerous aspect of the autobahn - the
potential of getting rear-ended by one of these LFO's (Low Flying Objects).
You have to keep a sharp eye on the rearview mirrors and keep to the right
lane if you are not cruising at high rates of speed. I found it interesting
to note that most of the skid marks on the Autobahn were from the left lane
into the median - made, no doubt, by fast moving cars attempting to avoid
rear-ending a slower moving vehicle.

Fred Munro
'91 200q  270k km