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- From: styri@hal.nta.no (YuNoHoo)
- Subject: Re: Driving without shoes
- Message-ID: <1992Dec22.135057.8893@nntp.nta.no>
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- References: <B3D1VB13w165w@codewks.nacjack.gen.nz> <1992Dec21.210420.3268@hpcvaac.cv.hp.com>
- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 92 13:50:57 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec21.210420.3268@hpcvaac.cv.hp.com>, billn@hpcvaac.cv.hp.com
- (bill nelson) writes:
- > [stuff deleted]
- >
- > The officers usually state that - when there are skid marks. All it means is
- > that the person was attempting to make a panic stop. It says nothing at all
- > about how efficient/effective that effort was.
-
- Sometimes skidmarks will tell you. ASB may create a nice on-off-on-off mark.
- An irregular pattern may indicate defective brakes or an attempt to avoid
- blocking. Skidmarks that aren't straight also tell a story.
-
- > The implication that you can "stand on the breaks" and stop in the shortest
- > distance. There are only two times when that is true - if you have anti-skid
- > brakes or if you have defective brakes.
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-
- And, you should also have extreme luck. (And, why is the word "defective"
- used here?)
-
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- YuNoHoo "and, this time I did remember to modify the Newsgroups line"
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