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From: gpsman on 2 Mar 2010 14:15 On Mar 1, 10:17 pm, Alan Baker <alangba...(a)telus.net> wrote: > In article <jsvoo59va8j7sff4vpadqlfgnja0vpu...(a)4ax.com>, > Scott in SoCal <scottenazt...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > > Last time on rec.autos.driving, Alan Baker <alangba...(a)telus.net> > > said: > > > >Being tailgated happens plenty of times when one is in the right lane > > > Not to me. > > Riiiiiight. <q>Unsafe driving acts identified by the authors (Traynor, Searcy, and Tarrants (1982) in descending order of frequency include following too closely, <> The relationship between following headway in high flow freeway traffic and crash involvement was the focus of a study by Evans and Wasielewski (1982). The authors observed following headway (defined as time interval between a vehicle and the preceding vehicle in the same lane) and obtained records of crash involvement and traffic violations of drivers through photographs of license plates of observed vehicles. Crash involved drivers were more likely to follow with short headways (less than 1 second) than crash free drivers. A similar effect was found in comparing drivers with and without traffic violations.</q> ANALYSIS OF SPEED AND OTHER UNSAFE DRIVING ACTS (PDF 2.8MB) http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/872/2/80583.0001.001.pdf ----- - gpsman
From: Brent on 2 Mar 2010 19:06 On 2010-03-02, Scott in SoCal <scottenaztlan(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > Last time on rec.autos.driving, Alan Baker <alangbaker(a)telus.net> > said: > >>Being tailgated happens plenty of times when one is in the right lane > > Not to me. > > You must be doing something wrong. It's a two lane road, but close enough.... From this morning: http://blip.tv/file/3291505
From: Nate Nagel on 2 Mar 2010 19:38 On 03/02/2010 07:06 PM, Brent wrote: > On 2010-03-02, Scott in SoCal<scottenaztlan(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >> Last time on rec.autos.driving, Alan Baker<alangbaker(a)telus.net> >> said: >> >>> Being tailgated happens plenty of times when one is in the right lane >> >> Not to me. >> >> You must be doing something wrong. > > It's a two lane road, but close enough.... From this morning: > > http://blip.tv/file/3291505 > > I see the title is "tailgated at the speed limit" - self explanatory. Most people don't drive the speed limit. If you do, you probably will be tailgated sooner or later. nate -- replace "roosters" with "cox" to reply. http://members.cox.net/njnagel
From: Brent on 2 Mar 2010 20:03 On 2010-03-03, Nate Nagel <njnagel(a)roosters.net> wrote: > On 03/02/2010 07:06 PM, Brent wrote: >> On 2010-03-02, Scott in SoCal<scottenaztlan(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >>> Last time on rec.autos.driving, Alan Baker<alangbaker(a)telus.net> >>> said: >>> >>>> Being tailgated happens plenty of times when one is in the right lane >>> >>> Not to me. >>> >>> You must be doing something wrong. >> >> It's a two lane road, but close enough.... From this morning: >> >> http://blip.tv/file/3291505 >> >> > > I see the title is "tailgated at the speed limit" - self explanatory. > Most people don't drive the speed limit. If you do, you probably will > be tailgated sooner or later. I know :) That was my response to scott earlier, that just doing the speed limit is enough to be tailgated. I forgot to mention... that was while passing in front of a police station. The parking lot seen on the left (of the frame) is it.
From: Brent on 2 Mar 2010 22:39
On 2010-03-03, Scott in SoCal <scottenaztlan(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > Last time on rec.autos.driving, Brent ><tetraethylleadREMOVETHIS(a)yahoo.com> said: > >>On 2010-03-03, Nate Nagel <njnagel(a)roosters.net> wrote: >>> On 03/02/2010 07:06 PM, Brent wrote: >>>> On 2010-03-02, Scott in SoCal<scottenaztlan(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >>>>> Last time on rec.autos.driving, Alan Baker<alangbaker(a)telus.net> >>>>> said: >>>>> >>>>>> Being tailgated happens plenty of times when one is in the right lane >>>>> >>>>> Not to me. >>>>> >>>>> You must be doing something wrong. >>>> >>>> It's a two lane road, but close enough.... From this morning: >>>> >>>> http://blip.tv/file/3291505 >>>> >>>> >>> >>> I see the title is "tailgated at the speed limit" - self explanatory. >>> Most people don't drive the speed limit. If you do, you probably will >>> be tailgated sooner or later. >> >>I know :) That was my response to scott earlier, that just doing the >>speed limit is enough to be tailgated. > > Your video reminds me of those TV reporters who do stories on "Road > Rage" by driving at the speed limit in the passing lane, then get all > sanctimonious about the drivers who tailgate and flash their lights. > By driving slower than the normal flow of traffic, *you* create the > problem. So, I'm the problem for driving the posted limit in front of the police station where the cop runs radar some mornings? I thought you've said you stay ticket free without a radar detector by being alert to cops and not speeding in stupid places. > One of the reasons I almost never get tailgated is because I'm driving > 85th percentile or better. And yet you claim to be ticket free for 20 years or some such. It's one or the other scoupie. How do you suggest I not be ticketed doing 10+ over? (although usually, I am one of the faster drivers on this road as it is one of those two lane roads I mentioned previously where most people in front of me drive under the speed limit) |