Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site felix.UUCP Path: utzoo!decvax!decwrl!pyramid!pesnta!hplabs!felix!daver From: daver@felix.UUCP (Dave Richards) Newsgroups: net.auto Subject: Re: Obnoxious driver awards Message-ID: <951@felix.UUCP> Date: Mon, 10-Mar-86 19:31:41 EST Article-I.D.: felix.951 Posted: Mon Mar 10 19:31:41 1986 Date-Received: Tue, 11-Mar-86 08:42:49 EST References: <200@copper.UUCP> <224@gc49.UUCP> <478@codas.ATT.UUCP> Reply-To: daver@felix.UUCP (Dave Richards) Distribution: na Organization: FileNet Corp., Costa Mesa, CA Lines: 12 In article <478@codas.ATT.UUCP> mikel@codas.ATT.UUCP (Mikel Manitius) writes: >> One car length for each "60" mph??? I defy anyone out there to stop >> a cycle going 60 mph in one car length (of course unless you run into >> the back of the car, that should stop you rather suddenly!) > >Actually, that works out pretty well, as long as you can brake equaly >or better then the guy in front of you (he can't go from a velocity >of 60mph to 0 in less than a couple of seconds!). >-- He can if he stops because he has run into the rear end of a 30-car pileup. Dave