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To: roadcat
Not in my experience.

It is in MY experience.

So many times an asshole on a bike or in a sports car have cut in front of my 5000# truck too stupid to realize THAT is my stopping distance required. They are also too inattentive to realize before they know it I could punch the 380hp and be in front of them hitting my brakes if I wanted to.

I have had bikes and sports cars too but I understood physics unlike them.

That is in MY experience.

18 posted on 08/18/2015 8:20:00 PM PDT by Eaker (You are really amazing Eaker. - Swordmaker 02/14/15)
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To: Eaker
Let's just agree that there are a lot of bad drivers out there on the road, driving all manner of vehicles. I'm careful, you're careful, but others are not. Okay? I too, understand physics. That is why I leave plenty of space when changing lanes in front of a huge rig. Have also seen YouTube videos of people cutting across several lanes where they can't see ahead of obstructions, and surprise surprise the last lane they move into around that truck has a blockage in the lane and they crash. The reason I drive carefully is because I know bad drivers are on the road.

Self-driving cars might end up in the bad driver category depending on well they're programmed.

19 posted on 08/18/2015 9:57:55 PM PDT by roadcat
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