----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Hanson" <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 1:46 PM Subject: Re: [VANAGON] Drafting (was Re: Engine to auto-tranny match and the Indy 500
> The 3-second rule? Following at a safe distance? You ever drive a > freeway in So. Cal? Crap, those folks rip along at 85+ within a few feet > of > the car ahead..If you leave even close to one car length some one will try > to squeeze into that hole ahead of you. All the while, talking or > texting, > putting on makeup, drinking a Latte, or driving a huge over loaded truck > with 6 more lanes of traffic going the same speed... Having been away from SoCal for fifteen years, I returned last week. Driving Folly ('84 wasserboxer Adventurewagen(Vanagon content)) through 5 pm LA traffic reminded me that LA drivers are the best in the world. (And it's amazing how fast the skill set comes back to you.) Jim |
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