........ FWIW, my SA brakes saved my but a few blocks from that same location. When > someone turning right from Macarthur northbound onto Main eastbound decided > to stop as abruptly as her Mercedes would allow, smack dab in the middle of > a protected right hand turn... >> So I'm in Newport today on the 73 toll road heading home to Laguna. > Driving >> around 60 and in the right lane is a line of cars waiting to exit to > Macarthur- That spot must be infamous-even an out-of-stater visiting that area has had the same experience. Try it in a split window w/ single circuit master cylinder & no disks at all for the ultimate challenge. Tom Buese-what big brakes? |
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