Tailgating is never acceptable. I won't say I've never done it or haven't
thought about doing it but if you're bringing aggression into the car you need
a timeout.
5mph under? Is it snowing or blinding rain? When somebody in front of me is
going slow like that I generally have to give myself a timeout...
As for acceleration Marshall said and I agree that in a 240D or 190D theres
pretty much no reason not to use all there is if its safe and sane to do so.
You do NOT get better economy with slower starts. Try it if you don't believe
me. I keep almost insane track of my mileage and have not been able to see any
difference...
On my cars max speed seems to be the only driving related parameter that makes
any difference although I have not tried any hypermileing techniques.
-Curt
Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 15:59:15 -0800
From: "Zoltan Finks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [MBZ] OT Taking a Poll on Tailgating - Not a Rant
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Simple question: If a car in front of you is going slower than you want
to
go, do you consider it your right to tailgate them?
Not a trick question. I just want input as the the current mindset out
there. It may help me understand.
It used to be that, in my circle of friends and acquaintances,
tailgating
was a sign of aggression. People got into fistfights and sometimes shot
for
it. But now it seems as I'm tailgated every single time I drive, it
isn't
personal. The times I've been able to confront someone for doing it,
most of
them have seemed genuinely clueless why I was mad at them.
To answer the next logical question: I don't drive all that slowly -
just in
a sane fashion somewhere around the speed limit, or maybe 5 above or 5
below
depending on conditions. (talking about in-town here).
And I also do not accelerate that fast because of: Fuel costs,
Environmental
Issues, Wear and tear on vehicle, and just generally not wishing to be
a
pedal-mashing, non-thinking idiot that stabs the accelerator by
default.
What say all?
Brian
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