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Re: Last minute lane changers

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From: Joel Garry
Date: Wed, 15 Jul 1998 00:00
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On Tue, 14 Jul 1998 16:03:13 -0700, Galaxie 500 XL <galaxie@speakeasy.org> wrote:
>On Tue, 14 Jul 1998, Steven Fisher wrote:
>
>;*}>You are simply wrong.  A truck that swerves or panic brakes has a whiplash
>;*}>effect on its multiple trailers that can be very difficult to anticipate
>;*}when
>;*}>you are right next to it, boxed in by traffic.
>;*}
>;*}You are never boxed in by traffic, you can always get away from dangerous
>;*}areas of the truck -- I know I do.
>;*}
>
>How hard is it to not drive next to the truck? Really?
>

In heavy traffic when they are lined up nose-to-tail, it really can be
quite difficult.

>Galaxie
>
>*******************************************************************************
>"We got unlimited technology from the entire universe and we cruise around
>                         in this? A Ford P.O.S."
>                                (J-MiB)
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>


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From: joelga@pebble.org (Joel Garry)
Subject: Re: Last minute lane changers
Date: 1998/07/15
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