On Fri, 2007-02-23 at 14:37 -0800, Ralph Shumaker wrote: > > That would suggest that unless you were moving at around 5mph, you were > tailgating. No? :-\
I don't think my car will go that slow without slipping the clutch like hell or coasting down hill. :) In rush hour traffic, have you ever tried to leave a 3 sec. space between you and the car in front of you? I often leave more than that when traffic is moving really slow because my clutch is a killer and my car will only go so slow at idle in first gear. If there is a space large enough, it is inevitable that another car will fill it (or two, or three, or,...), forcing you to decelerate to provide the 3 sec. space again. The cycle will continue forever. So, if you want to avoid coming to a stop just to leave that safety zone, the best you can hope for is a compromise between that 3 sec. space and something less safe but not dangerous. That's one reason I always leave myself an out - somewhere I can go when something happens in front of me (something I learned from many years riding a motorcycle). When a car pulls in there leaving about 2 feet of space (as our dad used to do) between bumpers, that's just stupid. The main reason I split lanes on the bike - to avoid becoming the meat in a vehicle sandwich in bumper-to-bumper traffic. PGA -- Paul G. Allen BSIT/SE Owner/Sr. Engineer Random Logic Consulting www.randomlogic.com -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
