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From: Joe Bramblett on 4 Jul 2010 21:43
On Sun, 23 May 2010 19:34:43 -0400, Sancho Pana wrote:

> Cruise control works well in such situations, especially when a police
> car is following.

"Cruise control" is the big ratcheting pedal on the left, isn't it?

From: Criminal Drivers Murder 40,000 Americans a Year on 5 Jul 2010 22:44
On May 22, 6:00 pm, lil abner <@daisey.mae> wrote:
> There are quite a few Bergs with speed limits of 20 or 25 mph through out..
> Since my are is rather rural, I thought I would try driving this slow.
> In all three vehicles I had to ride the brakes with the exception of
> uphill spots, unless I kept them in low gear, which is not good.
> The air conditioner, on the truck, wouldn't cool worth a darn at the
> slow speed, The SUV wasn't much better.
> The engine temp, on the truck came up higher than I like.
> A realistic and more natural speed is around 40 to 45 mph for most
> roads, like Brentwood, etc.
> What must be happening is the speed limit is a selective enforcement tool..
> 20 mph is not easy to maintain and is irritating.
> I read an account somewhere of Bicyclist being fined for exceeding  15
> mph or 20 mph sometime back.
> It is time for the State to take back establishing speed limits on
> highways and perhaps some city streets that are nothing more than
> revenue producers.

From: Criminal Drivers Murder 40,000 Americans a Year on 5 Jul 2010 22:46
On May 22, 6:00 pm, lil abner <@daisey.mae> wrote:
> There are quite a few Bergs with speed limits of 20 or 25 mph through out..
> Since my are is rather rural, I thought I would try driving this slow.
> In all three vehicles I had to ride the brakes with the exception of
> uphill spots, unless I kept them in low gear, which is not good.
> The air conditioner, on the truck, wouldn't cool worth a darn at the
> slow speed, The SUV wasn't much better.
> The engine temp, on the truck came up higher than I like.
> A realistic and more natural speed is around 40 to 45 mph for most
> roads, like Brentwood, etc.
> What must be happening is the speed limit is a selective enforcement tool..
> 20 mph is not easy to maintain and is irritating.
> I read an account somewhere of Bicyclist being fined for exceeding  15
> mph or 20 mph sometime back.
> It is time for the State to take back establishing speed limits on
> highways and perhaps some city streets that are nothing more than
> revenue producers.

It's been proven over and over and it's common sense anyway that lower
speeds prevents killings and injuries. YOU CAN'T DRIVE TOO SLOW. I
don't want my kids run over by you just because your AC doesn't like
20 mph.!!!
From: Alan Baker on 6 Jul 2010 02:07
In article
<8a4db182-ed78-4341-a99e-3e3eeff9ed29(a)q12g2000yqj.googlegroups.com>,
"Criminal Drivers Murder 40,000 Americans a Year"
<xeton2001(a)yahoo.com> wrote:

> On May 22, 6:00�pm, lil abner <@daisey.mae> wrote:
> > There are quite a few Bergs with speed limits of 20 or 25 mph through out.
> > Since my are is rather rural, I thought I would try driving this slow.
> > In all three vehicles I had to ride the brakes with the exception of
> > uphill spots, unless I kept them in low gear, which is not good.
> > The air conditioner, on the truck, wouldn't cool worth a darn at the
> > slow speed, The SUV wasn't much better.
> > The engine temp, on the truck came up higher than I like.
> > A realistic and more natural speed is around 40 to 45 mph for most
> > roads, like Brentwood, etc.
> > What must be happening is the speed limit is a selective enforcement tool.
> > 20 mph is not easy to maintain and is irritating.
> > I read an account somewhere of Bicyclist being fined for exceeding �15
> > mph or 20 mph sometime back.
> > It is time for the State to take back establishing speed limits on
> > highways and perhaps some city streets that are nothing more than
> > revenue producers.
>
> It's been proven over and over and it's common sense anyway that lower
> speeds prevents killings and injuries. YOU CAN'T DRIVE TOO SLOW. I
> don't want my kids run over by you just because your AC doesn't like
> 20 mph.!!!

So 1 mph all the way from Boston to Denver, then....


....or is that too slow?

--
Alan Baker
Vancouver, British Columbia
<http://gallery.me.com/alangbaker/100008/DSCF0162/web.jpg>
From: N8N on 6 Jul 2010 11:01
On Jul 4, 9:43 pm, Joe Bramblett <kd5remove...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sun, 23 May 2010 19:34:43 -0400, Sancho Pana wrote:
> > Cruise control works well in such situations, especially when a police
> > car is following.
>
> "Cruise control" is the big ratcheting pedal on the left, isn't it?

Ugh. I hate foot-controlled e-brakes.

My cruise doesn't work in manual first, and in manual second my
company car will still creep over 25 MPH on a slight downhill (have
this exact situation not far from my house, and yes, there is
occasionally a speed trap there.)

nate
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