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In article <1994Jan18.050308.22702@seas.smu.edu>, 
shyamal@seas.smu.edu (Shyamal Prasad) writes:

|> I also speak from some experience - its hard to eat a sandwhich and
|> sip a drink at 100 mph, its much easier at 65 mph behind a big truck.
|> This I discoverd in a European country where nearly all cars go 90 mph
|> and above. They don't even have the kind of traffic density you have
|> here, and people do not commute the same distances in general. I'm
|> sure many people can drive very fast with ease while fiddling with the
|> radio and all, but I think that would not be the average driver.

I don't think the problem is the speed. The dangerous thing is if the
distance to the car in front of you is to small. Then you'll have to
break hardly what might influence your eating :)

In article <JGOSS.94Jan19131552@gaia.torolab.vnet.ibm.com>, 
jgoss@torolab.vnet.ibm.com (Jeff Goss) writes:
|> you can react to his actions and give him more chance to realize that
|> another car is there. I try to keep my estimated closing speed on
|> other traffic at less than 10 mph, 5 is even better. When not near other

Well, 10mph difference can be too little. If you overtake the 55 drivers with
65 you can get in trouble with the 100mph drivers (difference: 35mph). You
break down you whole lane.

Juergen