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Article #667Re: Ending Life in Virginia's Fastest Lanes
From: John Gilmer
Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2001 02:57
Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2001 02:57
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"Aardwolf" <"se1aard"@@itis.com> wrote in message news:96797v$m3a$1@news.chorus.net... > > > "Ken M." wrote: > > > "How is the trooper supposed to figure out how long you were > > in there, 30 seconds? A minute?" asked Hayward Corley, a parks > > worker who commutes to Arlington County from Upper Marlboro. > > Ten seconds. If it takes longer than ten seconds to pass anything up to > a double-trailer semi, it shows that the driver is not paying sufficient > attention to the task at hand, or is too timid about passing and needs > further driver training. Maybe you should go back for some simple mathematics training! If you pass at 10 MPH faster than the overtaken vehicle you are traveling 8.8 feet per second relative to the slow vehicle. Tens second means that relative to the over taken vehicle you only spend 88 feet in the fast lane. Give you self some time, sport. If you really pass in only 10 seconds you: 1) effectively tailgate before you start to pass; and 2) effectively cut off the driver you just pass.
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