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Re: A4 yuppie scum in Boston
In a message dated 99-04-15 07:30:18 EDT, you write:
<< > 120 mph in broad daylight,
and what death wish do you have for driving at that speed on a public
highway with other traffic around?
It's the SPEED DIFFERENTIAL that kills, not necessarily the outright speed
itself. when you're traveling at 2x the posted limit on any major highway
with other traffic, you're asking for trouble.
Depending on the circumstances, even a 10 mph differential can be deadly.
>>
I don't want everyone to think I'm somekind of loose nut. I DON"T drive like
that in traffic, on local, non-limited access roads, etc. As far as speed
differential goes:
1. Except for that intentional popout trick I talked about earlier, I
barely have to
use my brakes on the highway
2. I learned how to drive with extreme speed differentials on Japanese
race
bikes at 150-175 mph. That's speed differential!
3. Look at long endurance races with weary drivers, limited visibility,
inclement
weather, competitive passing, no marked traffic lanes, and HUGH
speed
differentials.
I am not trying to endorse high speed driving, but it works for me and a few
others I meet on the road. If an unskilled or unsafe driver wants to "race",
or someone just wants to go faster (rare) I willingly and readily let them
go. I have driven some of the most scared, anti-speed auto passengers and
even they grudgingly admitted that except that they KNEW what the speed was
they felt safe. If you rode with me for a few hundred miles in all
conditions and kept an open mind I believe you would not feel that FAST
drivers are some type of road-going assasins bent on human destruction. I
care about others very much and try to be as courteous, safe, and
professional as possible. All while driving fast.
Jim Accordino