| Here's What Happens When Truckers Don't Check Their Mirrors [message #797243] |
Thu, 06 March 2008 16:34 |
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| Re: Here's What Happens When Truckers Don't Check Their Mirrors [message #797244 ] |
Thu, 06 March 2008 16:46 |
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"Scott in SoCal" <scottenaztlan [at] yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nkk_LNZ8liY
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> "Dave's not here, man!"
> - Tommy Chong
Geez - 130 mph!!! And you're worried about what the trucker is doing?
Ed
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| Re: Here's What Happens When Truckers Don't Check Their Mirrors [message #797311 ] |
Fri, 07 March 2008 05:29 |
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| Re: Here's What Happens When Truckers Don't Check Their Mirrors [message #797335 ] |
Fri, 07 March 2008 15:05 |
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"Scott in SoCal" <scottenaztlan [at] yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:k3h1t3p87pt9dkgcvvdd079eko7jlmjba9 [at] 4ax.com...
> On Thu, 6 Mar 2008 10:46:24 -0500, "C. E. White"
> <cewhite3 [at] removemindspring.com> wrote:
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>>"Scott in SoCal" <scottenaztlan [at] yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>news:4m30t3laaiqh45u4ud651bv4rqo4gc7vbl [at] 4ax.com...
>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nkk_LNZ8liY
>>> --
>>> "Dave's not here, man!"
>>> - Tommy Chong
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>>Geez - 130 mph!!! And you're worried about what the trucker is doing?
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> Here we go again. Just because the other guy is speeding doesn't
> absolve YOU of your responsibilities!
I am not saying that it does. But come on, the guy doing a 130 on that
narrow heavily travel road is a complete and utter moron. He is an accident
waiting to happen. His closing rate on the trucker was well above anything a
reaonable person would expect. He was damn lucky the trucker realized that
some insane driver was closing at such a high rate and aborted the lane
change. Clearly the trucker did check his mirror, or there could have been
an accident.
Ed
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| Re: Here's What Happens When Truckers Don't Check Their Mirrors [message #797346 ] |
Fri, 07 March 2008 17:53 |
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| Re: Here's What Happens When Truckers Don't Check Their Mirrors [message #797396 ] |
Sat, 08 March 2008 05:02 |
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On Mar 7, 9:53 am, Scott in SoCal <scottenazt... [at] yahoo.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 7 Mar 2008 09:05:32 -0500, "C. E. White"
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> <cewhi... [at] mindspring.com> wrote:
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> >"Scott in SoCal" <scottenazt... [at] yahoo.com> wrote in message
> >news:k3h1t3p87pt9dkgcvvdd079eko7jlmjba9 [at] 4ax.com...
> >> On Thu, 6 Mar 2008 10:46:24 -0500, "C. E. White"
> >> <cewhi... [at] removemindspring.com> wrote:
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> >>>"Scott in SoCal" <scottenazt... [at] yahoo.com> wrote in message
> >>>news:4m30t3laaiqh45u4ud651bv4rqo4gc7vbl [at] 4ax.com...
> >>>>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nkk_LNZ8liY
> >>>> --
> >>>> "Dave's not here, man!"
> >>>> - Tommy Chong
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> >>>Geez - 130 mph!!! And you're worried about what the trucker is doing?
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> >> Here we go again. Just because the other guy is speeding doesn't
> >> absolve YOU of your responsibilities!
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> >I am not saying that it does. But come on, the guy doing a 130 on that
> >narrow heavily travel road is a complete and utter moron.
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> Agreed. And he's not the only moron out there. Which is why mirror
> checking and learning to judge the closing speed of other vehicles is
> so important. It's part and parcel of "defensive driving."
> --
> "Dave's not here, man!"
> - Tommy Chong
Defensive driving would also include NOT doing stupid things that
require someone else to cover the offender's butt.
When you check a mirror, you frequently glance back to see what's "in
range". If a vehicle is back a ways, you may not anticipate that it's
doing 130. (I don't know where that figure came from, nor whether
it's mph, kph, furlongs per fortnight or cheerios per bowl.)
So, what's a "Gumball 3000"? Is this an official race (not likely on
normal streets with normal traffic) or some renegade, unofficial race?
Judging by all the radar detectors, etc on the dash, it seems like the
latter. In which case, jail 'em all.
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| Re: Here's What Happens When Truckers Don't Check Their Mirrors [message #797408 ] |
Sat, 08 March 2008 14:44 |
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| Re: Here's What Happens When Truckers Don't Check Their Mirrors [message #797417 ] |
Sun, 09 March 2008 00:43 |
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Scott in SoCal wrote:
> On Thu, 6 Mar 2008 10:46:24 -0500, "C. E. White"
> <cewhite3 [at] removemindspring.com> wrote:
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>> "Scott in SoCal" <scottenaztlan [at] yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:4m30t3laaiqh45u4ud651bv4rqo4gc7vbl [at] 4ax.com...
>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nkk_LNZ8liY
>>> --
>>> "Dave's not here, man!"
>>> - Tommy Chong
>> Geez - 130 mph!!! And you're worried about what the trucker is doing?
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> Here we go again. Just because the other guy is speeding doesn't
> absolve YOU of your responsibilities!
Speeding..? Looks very much like Germany, so it's possible that happened
on a speed limitless stretch. Besides, 130 mph isn't that fast. Drove
faster a week ago in my own BMW in the rain/sleet.
Ulf
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| Re: Here's What Happens When Truckers Don't Check Their Mirrors [message #797426 ] |
Sun, 09 March 2008 04:40 |
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On Mar 8, 6:44 am, Scott in SoCal <scottenazt... [at] yahoo.com> wrote:
> Yes, it's a common mistake, and not just in that situation. People
> take a "snapshot" - no more than a brief glance - and see that there
> are no cars close by. They then ASSUME that all those far-away cars
> are going to STAY far away forever. It's like the guy who rolls up to
> a red light, looks left, sees that all the cars are stopped, and then
> proceeds to make a Slothy right turn JUST as the light turns green for
> all those stopped cars on his left. Or the idiot who blithely pulls
> out of the strip mall driveway directly in the path of oncoming 50 MPH
> traffic.
Traffic at 50 mph wouldn't be that far above normal--I would expect a
quick glance to be sufficient.
If the traffic is 130 mph, well, the glance might not cut it because
the traffic is so far away. A glance would reveal a car a few blocks
away, not something that was about to get you creamed.
I've seen those slothy right turns you describe. I don't like them
either. Go if you must, but get going, 'cuz I'm on my way.
Generally, though, they shouldn't go. ROR is allowed only if it's
clear. If the normal speed traffic has to brake, the turner blew it.
> >So, what's a "Gumball 3000"? Is this an official race (not likely on
> >normal streets with normal traffic) or some renegade, unofficial race?
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> Google Finger broken?
No. Just old and tired.
> http://www.gumball3000.com/about/faqs
Sounds like fun, if they follow the regular rules. Judging by the
video, that's not a requirement.
> >Judging by all the radar detectors, etc on the dash, it seems like the
> >latter. In which case, jail 'em all.
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> Ya gotta catch 'em first. :)
There's too many.
> "Dave's not here, man!"
> - Tommy Chong
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| Re: Here's What Happens When Truckers Don't Check Their Mirrors [message #797438 ] |
Sun, 09 March 2008 16:44 |
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