> Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 23:15:43 -0500
> From: mrdancer <mrdancer@camalott.com>
> Subject: DML: Re: Re: RE: Dak Damage!! Ford Expedition!
>
> 1) I doubt he was that close (it just seemed like it was close) - he was
> probably more like 20 or 30 feet away - distances can be deceiving....
Agreed.
> 2) Sometimes you can't help but get caught in a situation like that.
> Typical example is 2 or 3 lanes necking down into one lane - if you are
in
> heavy traffic, you cannot maintain a 2-3 second gap because someone WILL
cut
> you off. As often happens when traffic is necking down, you have people
> rushing in to cut someone off, then they have to hit the brakes to keep
from
> hitting the car in front of them (traffic necking down is always slowing
> up).
I don't maintain the required gap for exactly the same reason.
> Lately, I've been in this situation a coupla times where the local
freeway
> is under construction - I've had a number of people cut me off then
> immediately slam on the brakes. Haven't hit anyone yet, but I can tell
you
> that rear-wheel ABS on a '92 Dak does NOT work when the bed is empty - I
> smoked my rear tires several times under max braking. Since then, I've
> found an alternate route to work, takes an xtra 5 minutes, but no idiots
> cutting me off......
I have a choice between a 4 lane freeway (4 lanes per direction) and a road
that varies between 2 and 4 lanes. I take the latter. Still have to deal
with jerks pulling out of the lane that goes through into the one that ends
to gain a few feet, but once it's down to 2 lanes you can leave a nice
healthy gap with no fear of being cut off.
David Henry '94 CC 4x4 318 5Spd in MI
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