On Sun, 10 Jul 2005 22:24:26 -0500, DTJ
If someone pulls in in front of you and cuts you off you are not overdriving your brakes. The driver on the onramp has to make sure he either is so far ahead that the driver behind him can safely brake (and technically shouldn't even have to brake) or he has to wait until the truck has pbutted him and pull in behind it.
butthole de jour 4674Actually with what happened with the torqueless wonder car, I found that cops and insurance companies do expect you to violate the laws of physics to avoid a...
What would you do if you are driving along the right lane at a legal 60mph and some SUV idiot cuts you off at 30 with much less than the brake distance necessary to scrub off the speed? Disappear into thin air? Tunnel through him? Smash into him although you could have avoided a possibly bane accident by pulling into the emergency lane and risk spraying some guy behind you with some gravel, for heaven's sake?
And don't tell me you advocate driving on the freeway at 30mph to avoid such a situation.
Sloth Kills Two More 4676breath. cars appropriate Not necessarily. I have actually done this and it works most of the time...
The truck driver very likely had no other option. He had the right of way and the right to drive at a legal speed in the right lane. The SUV cut him off and forced him to take evasive action. That Nate's car got damaged is regrettable but better than a smashed SUV and possibly dead pbuttengers therein.
The funny thing is that I used to think like you until I pulled a trailer with the Dodge for the first time. But I can butture you, getting cut off by idiots either wanting to make the exit or neglecting to accelerate on the on-ramp gives you a totally new perspective.
Chris
