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Re: Driver's Training Fright

Posted By: Nyperold, on host 206.96.180.80
Date: Wednesday, October 3, 2001, at 19:14:52
In Reply To: Re: Driver's Training Fright posted by Brunnen-G on Wednesday, October 3, 2001, at 18:19:48:

> Freeways are so much easier than you ever believe when you start learning to drive. They look incredibly scary because you're going *fast*, but after the first time you choke down the terror and drive onto one, you find they're *much* easier than normal roads where you have intersections, lights, vehicles turning all over the place, pedestrians ... the list goes on. On a freeway all you need to do is keep the car pointed in a straight line.
>
> Brunnen-"assuming the freeway follows a straight line, naturally"G

Right. Never mind the speed limit; just go as slow as you can without the car behind geeting too close... which is generally Speed limit + 10 mph. Which leads to an interesting thought: in metric-using places where they drive like that, do they still go 10 mph over, or (some unit of 5) km/h over? Assuming there is a speed limit, that is.

Nyperold

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Re: Driver's Training Fright - Ellmyruh - Thu, 10/4/2001, 00:42:11
- Re: Driver's Training Fright - Nyperold - Thu, 10/4/2001, 12:38:59
  - Re: Driver's Training Fright - Don the Monkeyman - Thu, 10/4/2001, 12:56:52
    - Re: Driver's Training Fright - Zarniwoop - Fri, 10/5/2001, 02:06:55
      - Re: Driver's Training Fright - wintermute - Fri, 10/5/2001, 02:43:25
        
        Re: Speed cameras - Brunnen-G - Fri, 10/5/2001, 23:39:57
        
        Re: Speed cameras - Faux Pas - Sat, 10/6/2001, 12:18:03
        
        Re: Speed cameras - Etienne - Sat, 10/6/2001, 12:13:22
        
        Re: Speed cameras - dingdong - Sun, 10/7/2001, 03:42:42
        
        Re: Driver's Training Fright - Don the Monkeyman - Fri, 10/5/2001, 19:40:13
        
        Re: Driver's Training Fright - Ellmyruh - Fri, 10/5/2001, 19:55:19
        
        Re: Driver's Training Fright - Don the Monkeyman - Fri, 10/5/2001, 21:22:25
        
        Re: Driver's Training Fright - Nyperold - Fri, 10/5/2001, 06:44:52
        
        Re: Driver's Training Fright - wintermute - Fri, 10/5/2001, 06:58:28
        
        Blah. - Nyperold - Fri, 10/5/2001, 06:48:15
    - Re: Driver's Training Fright - Sam - Thu, 10/4/2001, 13:47:21
      - Re: Driver's Training Fright - Don the Monkeyman - Thu, 10/4/2001, 15:06:46
    - Re: Driver's Training Fright - Grishny - Thu, 10/4/2001, 13:10:39
      - Re: Driver's Training Fright - Don the Monkeyman - Thu, 10/4/2001, 14:59:59
        
        Re: Driver's Training Fright - Eric Sleator - Thu, 10/4/2001, 21:01:06
        
        Re: Driver's Training Fright - Ellmyruh - Thu, 10/4/2001, 22:46:12
        
        Re: Driver's Training Fright - Faux Pas - Fri, 10/5/2001, 07:46:42
        
        Re: Driver's Training Fright - Don the Monkeyman - Fri, 10/5/2001, 19:28:17
        
        Re: Driver's Training Fright - Minamoon - Fri, 10/5/2001, 19:42:47
        
        Re: Driver's Training Fright - Nyperold - Fri, 10/5/2001, 11:44:14
        
        Re: Driver's Training Fright - Grishny - Fri, 10/5/2001, 08:24:15
        
        Re: Driver's Training Fright - Stephen - Thu, 10/4/2001, 19:33:08
        
        Re: Driver's Training Fright - Mousie - Fri, 10/5/2001, 09:57:39
        
        Re: Driver's Training Fright - Nyperold - Fri, 10/5/2001, 11:55:36
        
        Re: Driver's Training Fright - Grishny - Thu, 10/4/2001, 20:49:38
- Re: Driver's Training Fright - Issachar - Thu, 10/4/2001, 05:49:21
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    - Re: The Crying Strategem - Ellmyruh - Thu, 10/4/2001, 09:23:44
Re: Driver's Training Fright - Don the Monkeyman - Wed, 10/3/2001, 22:41:21
- Re: Driver's Training Fright - Eric Sleator - Thu, 10/4/2001, 00:18:40
  - Re: Driver's Training Fright - Darien - Thu, 10/4/2001, 06:40:12
    - Re: Driver's Training Fright - Minamoon - Fri, 10/5/2001, 19:29:34
    - Re: Driver's Training Fright - Howard - Thu, 10/4/2001, 19:06:26
      - Re: Driver's Training Fright - Grishny - Thu, 10/4/2001, 20:56:58
  - Re: Driver's Training Fright - Zarniwoop - Thu, 10/4/2001, 01:49:13
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      - Re: Driver's Training Fright - wintermute - Thu, 10/4/2001, 08:09:59

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Message:	> > Freeways are so much easier than you ever believe when you start learning to drive. They look incredibly scary because you're going fast, but after the first time you choke down the terror and drive onto one, you find they're much easier than normal roads where you have intersections, lights, vehicles turning all over the place, pedestrians ... the list goes on. On a freeway all you need to do is keep the car pointed in a straight line. > > > > Brunnen-"assuming the freeway follows a straight line, naturally"G > > Right. Never mind the speed limit; just go as slow as you can without the car behind geeting too close... which is generally Speed limit + 10 mph. Which leads to an interesting thought: in metric-using places where they drive like that, do they still go 10 mph over, or (some unit of 5) km/h over? Assuming there is a speed limit, that is. > > Nyperold
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