[svxistentialist]

Originally posted by LarryIII
It's really getting nuts on the roads, especially when a gasoline tanker passes you and you're doing 80 mph; and that was on a slight uphill grade.

The scary though is that if you dive at the speed limit (55-60 mph), you are causing a disruption in the traffic flow pattern and that's what causes accidents.

Maybe I'm just getting old.

Most of the types you just mentioned, I don't mind so much. They are professional drivers, generally know their own capabilities and that of their vehicles. Early morning, like yourself Larry, they have a deadline to meet, and are usually driving in an alert fashion.

Where I would be worried is an emergency braking scenario anywhere in the vicinity of an artic [you call them semis??] They can get out of line and sideswipe cars, so I like to see those guys leaving what I call "thinking distance" between themselves and the vehicle in front. You may also find the reason the tanker driver can go so quick, they are empty, having made an overnight delivery. When empty, they have so much rubber on the road, they can stop quicker than an SVX or most cars indeed, so don't follow them too close behind.

The only real problem I see with all the traffic going at the speeds you mention, when it goes wrong, it Fs up big time. Too much momentum, not enough time to stop it all. Better to be elsewhere.

Stay wary and take care.

Joe