RE: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] Offtopic - speeding now

[Dave Lloyd <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

On Thu, 4 Dec 2003, Mike Miller wrote:

> On Thu, 4 Dec 2003, Dave Lloyd wrote:
> 
> > Right.  Lots of places are 90km/hr, others are 120km/hr.  The entire
> > system has an "advisory" limit of 130km/hr on unrestricted stretches.
> 
> When I drove over there in the summer of 2002, I noticed that I had to be
> very careful when I went to pass a car.  I was going about 90 mph.  I'd
> look in my side-view mirror to see if it was safe to pass and see a car
> far behind me in the passing lane, but then I'd have to wait a second and
> look again.  Sometimes they'd be going about 150 mph and they would come
> up on me very fast.  I had to think differently about cars that were "far
> behind" me because they could be right on top of me in just a couple of
> seconds.

That happened to me once.  I was going 90-95mph and came up on a slower
car.  Checked the rear and left side view, there's a dot way behind me.
Pull out to pass.  Halfway through passing a big BMW 7 series is
drafting off me NASCAR style and flashing his high beams.  Get out of
the way, FAST!  

I was far more cautious about passing after that. :)

-- 
--dlloyd

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