Open letter to CA drivers
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From: gpsman on 21 Apr 2010 10:24 On Apr 21, 12:28 am, Scott in SoCal <scottenazt...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > I merely said that if you leave a "proper" following distance, people > WILL cut into that space, and sometimes they will hit their brakes > before you have a chance to re-establish your space cushion. Idiotically vague; a "proper following distance" covers a very wide range. > It may > happen tomorrow, or it may happen a year from now, but chances are it > will happen eventually. Idiotically vague; lacks definition of those chances as well as the motivation of the offending motorist to hit their brakes. The chances of an offending motorist to hit their brakes for no reason or for the purpose of being involved in or causing a crash seem so small as to be incalculable. Well, unless you're speaking of motorists such as yourself who seem to feel compelled to offer lessons in vehicle operation by operating dangerously. I'm sure you know all about that. > The MFFY Litmus Test: > If your maneuver forces another driver who has the right-of-way > to alter course or speed, what you did was probably MFFY. A litmus test for MFFY suggests the obvious. ----- - gpsman
From: gpsman on 21 Apr 2010 10:45
On Apr 21, 9:25 am, Harry K <turnkey4...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > On Apr 20, 9:28 pm, Scott in SoCal <scottenazt...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > > Last time on rec.autos.driving, Brent Jonas <brentrjo...(a)aol.com> > > said: > > > >Why would someone intentionally cut me off, just for the sake > > >of it, when I'm already going the same speed as the driver ahead?? > > > Because that's the sort of thing that MFFYs do. In their minds there > > is probably some perceived advantage, such as getting 1 carlength > > ahead of their "opponents" in the Freeway Grand Prix. > > > >You seem to think that I must get cut off, every 15 or so > > >seconds. > > > Where did you get that silly idea? > > > I merely said that if you leave a "proper" following distance, people > > WILL cut into that space, and sometimes they will hit their brakes > > before you have a chance to re-establish your space cushion. It may > > happen tomorrow, or it may happen a year from now, but chances are it > > will happen eventually. > > So your solution is to tail gate to prevent it?? Scott has posited that 1/2 car length at 65 mph is a proper and "perfectly safe" following distance for the operator of a Corvette, and received vigorous and imbecilic group/s support. In that thread, Brent wrote: The problem with urban driving is that if you don't tailgate at times, someone will put their vehicle in front of you and you will be tailgating<> http://groups.google.com/group/ca.driving/msg/2097862e6913d3dc?hl=en&dmode=source ----- - gpsman |