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- From: gtoal@pizzabox.demon.co.uk (Graham Toal)
- Subject: Re: Rear end drivers, etc
- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 19:12:11 +0000
- Message-ID: <9301271912.AA05708@pizzabox.demon.co.uk>
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- :>: Because 71 becomes 80, then 90, then 100, then you go into a little dip
- :>: with local freezing fog you couldn't see from half a mile back, and you
- :>: hit black ice and go into a spin, crash through the barrier and kill
- :>: three people in the oncoming car on the other side of the road.
- :>
- :So 71 is not more dangerous, but 100 in conditions where freezing fog and
- :black ice may occur is, so the simple equation
-
- : (71 on empty motorway) = (100 in fog and ice)
-
- :clears up any confusion. Glad we've got that sorted.
-
- Fine. So there's no problem with 71mph on an empty motoryway.
-
- How do you feel abut 72?
-
- G
- (PS I hope our readers won't object to about 60 more followups
- in this thread; the smarter readers can skip them once they get the
- point...)
-