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Salutari, Sper sa nu supar cu un topic nou, dar n-am vrut sa ingrop asta la capatul vreunui topic vechi. E in engleza, dar cine poate citi, merita: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/11/21/1.../038/385/664727 Aveti grija!

Salutari,

Sper sa nu supar cu un topic nou, dar n-am vrut sa ingrop asta la capatul vreunui topic vechi.
E in engleza, dar cine poate citi, merita:

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/11/21/1.../038/385/664727

Aveti grija!

Allow me a sidebar to explain one of the great mysteries of the road, the Phantom Traffic Jam. Everybody experiences these, where multiple lanes of traffic sharply slow or stop, but no cause is ever encountered. These are almost invariably caused by assholes who run up almost to their desired Exit three or four lanes to the left of the actual Exit Ramp, then have to force their way across multiple lanes, essentially stopping two lanes at a time until they finally get to the lane they should have been in a mile back. Avoid being one of these Assholes (which the Law should allow me to squash).

A note to those who drive SUVs; STOP WATCHING THE COMMERCIALS!! Four wheel drive WILL give you increased traction to get started on snow or ice (or mud or sand), but, at speed, it makes you MORE likely to get in a skid and makes any skid MORE likely to result in a loss of control, and SUVs are invariably more top-heavy than other passenger vehicles and thus more prone to rolling over, always a bad thing. A four wheel drive vehicle CAN proceed on snowy or icy roads roads better than a two-wheel-drive vehicle, but it CANNOT safely proceed faster, because the limiting factor, once in motion, is not driving traction, it's steering traction, and having power to the steer tires does NOT increase steering traction. Front-wheel-drive cars are NOT better on snow because the front tires both steer and drive but because the weight of the engine sits over the drive tires. I see dozens of wrecks every winter that could easily be avoided if folks would understand this one paragraph.

There's an easy way to gauge whether your speed on sub-optimal roads is appropriate, regardless of whether you are dealing with rain or snow or ice; swerve 6 inches either way. If you are afraid to do so because you fear losing control, you are going too fast. A gazillion different things can happen that will force you to change position within your lane, a chunk of truck tire (a "gator"), an ice ball off a truck (I've dropped these things that would weigh 100+ pounds), somebody's ladder. If you can't swerve by 6" you aren't really in control, you're a passenger.

M-as fi gandit la ceva similar: test de frane, sa vezi pana unde 'tine' si cand intra ABS-ul .. ca sa stii pe ce frane stai.

Nice!

Totusi, e cam greu cu telefonul mobil... Si chiar cu un kit bluetooth tot iti distrage atentia...

Cam greu, dar cu kit bluetooth te descurci.

This post has been edited by bobo77: 14 Dec 2008, 09:57