-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Tue, Feb 24, 2004 at 08:14:30PM +0000, Pigeon wrote: > Probably to do with the crowded conditions on UK roads... with > something like a quarter of the US's population crammed into the area > of one of the smaller states, most people of an age to drive a car own > one, and an increasing tendency to use the car for any journey at all > no matter how short, the test needs to be tough. And there are still > plenty of dickheads on the roads... I think it was Bill Bryson who > wrote that "Most American drivers are crap, and they know it; most > British drivers are crap, but they don't know it".
It doesn't help that you handle cross-traffic turns (left in the US, right in GB) by what Americans call "tangle turning" and is a major no-no on the west side of the pond...why hold fast to "keep left" when it's safer on a right turn at an intersection to keep right of oncoming traffic turning right the other direction while turning? It's understandable that there's a roundabout at major intersections, but to treat a standard intersection like one whether or not there's an island is a little nutty. > > > To be expected. Most ABSes cut out at very low speeds. > > > > The Chevy Cavaliers of around 2001-2002 were the other way, and hyper > > sensitive. I've seen the ABS come on at 5kph at the end of a stop, > > completely removing any braking power, causing you to not be able to stop > > in time. And those can't be disabled, unlike most cars with traction > > control. I'd consider it a safety hazard. > > So would I... that's the problem for which having the ABS cut out at > low speeds was the workaround. I'm surprised it was still going on as > late as 2001-2002. Well, the Cavalier, at least on this side of the pond, is rarely seen in civilian colors, they're almost always a taxicab or a police car, and everybody gives both a wide berth to begin with. Unless we're talking stationary objects, what difference does 5km/h make? 8:o) - -- .''`. Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : :' : http://ursine.ca/ `. `'` proud Debian admin and user `- Debian. Because it *must* work. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFAPEGaUzgNqloQMwcRAriuAJ4wsej5ckdpD6g99gkfLbYoNi0hBQCgrN55 h8o+B3sipBpSOeFEeqhojpE= =4DOj -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
