Date:         Sun, 26 Jul 2009 20:39:49 -0700
Reply-To:     Matthew Snook <matt@SNOOKSBAND.COM>
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From:         Matthew Snook <matt@SNOOKSBAND.COM>
Subject:      Re: Wow! how bout this guy?
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So why can't truckers, those professionals of the road, figure this out?
Those guys are _always_ driving beyond their stopping ability.  Scariest
thing for me is winter driving, when they won't slow down - doing 50 or 60 -
on snow pack or ice.  Anybody want to guess the stopping distance of a truck
going downhill on snow?  Not that trucks ever cause any problems in the
winter... (sarcasm intended)

Matt

-----Original Message-----
From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Subject: Re: Wow! how bout this guy?

...PS, on what started this thread.
I think a rise , like the top of a hill, was a factor in this near mishap.
Needless to say ..........any time you are approaching a rise
............there is a blind spot right there in front of you .
Like if you approach at 60, and your stopping distance from 60 mph is say
150 feet.....
you come over the crest, there's something 100 feet past the crest that you
couldn't see until reaching the crest ....
you are actually overdriving...