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From: Silk on 18 Mar 2010 13:14 On 17/03/2010 17:04, boltar2003(a)boltar.world wrote: > On Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:41:40 -0700 (PDT) > NM<nik.morgan(a)mac.com> wrote: >> No, it's happened to me, two times though at much less speed, once >> going forward and the other whilst reversing, >> both times was caused by fuckwitted car drivers, one in full view of >> the police. The Fiat I shoved sideways up the road was totally >> invisible from the drivers seat, I thought there was a malfunction so >> when I stopped to investigate I first looked under the trailer for a >> defect, it never occured to me that there was a Fiat jammed sideways >> underneath my bumper, luckily plod witnessed all. > > Perhaps if you had the Dixie Chicks on a bit lower volume you might have > heard the crash and loud continuous screeching of tyres. It's similar sound.
From: Harry Bloomfield on 18 Mar 2010 13:36 Conor brought next idea : > There's lots of banging and clanging going on thanks to the current UK road > network. A tanker tends to spend a fair bit of time lurching forward and then > dragging back and depending on how much its baffled and how much its moving, > it can be one hell of a bang - the backwards momentum of the fluid being > sufficient to prevent you moving off from standstill when you drop the > clutch. > > .....not that I'm excusing anything. The tanker appeared to be empty or lightly loaded. -- Regards, Harry (M1BYT) (L) http://www.ukradioamateur.co.uk
From: Vicko Zoomba on 19 Mar 2010 05:29 On 18 Mar, 17:36, Harry Bloomfield <harry.m1...(a)NOSPAM.tiscali.co.uk> wrote: > Conor brought next idea : > > > There's lots of banging and clanging going on thanks to the current UK road > > network. A tanker tends to spend a fair bit of time lurching forward and then > > dragging back and depending on how much its baffled and how much its moving, > > it can be one hell of a bang - the backwards momentum of the fluid being > > sufficient to prevent you moving off from standstill when you drop the > > clutch. > > > .....not that I'm excusing anything. > > The tanker appeared to be empty or lightly loaded. > > -- > Regards, > Harry (M1BYT) (L)http://www.ukradioamateur.co.uk You could read the depth gauges from that clip? McK.
From: Adrian on 19 Mar 2010 05:41 Vicko Zoomba <vicko_zoomba(a)hotmail.com> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: 'course, it's all academic, now the truth behind it emerges... http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/index.php? option=com_content&task=view&id=2575
From: alan.holmes on 21 Mar 2010 13:28
"Conor" <conor(a)gmx.co.uk> wrote in message news:hnqlli$r7h$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > On 17/03/2010 11:49, Adrian wrote: >> Conor<conor(a)gmx.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were >> saying: >> >>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caPmw3OVQMo >> >>> No, its real. You can't see anything below 4ft high within 4ft of the >>> windscreen >> >> So a 5.5-6ft wide, 4.5-5ft high car would be visible? >> > The answer is "it depends". The drivers seats are height adjustable by > about 18". I used to have mine quite high up so I could see stuff closer. > I know many who don't, especially short-arses. I'm sure you don't need > telling how to work out how that affects things. > >>> All you need to do is either catch the rear corner of a car as you >>> change lanes or have some dumbarse carve you up just a bit too much. >> >> Which would be visible, no? > > I think we've had this conversation before, mainly about slip roads. The > answer is "possibly not". You can have a complete car hidden depending on > the height of the bottom of the cab door glass, the height of the drivers > seat, the way the mirrors are. On virtually all lorries, there is a point > where if the car passes just right, it can be invisible at the moment the > driver checks the mirrors. Drivers side OTOH would be visible all the > time. Does that mean that lorries are not properly designed? If it is a problem should the front windscreen be much lower, so the driver can see anything within a couple of feet. Alan > > > -- > Conor > I'm not prejudiced. I hate everyone equally. |