Re: Scirocco at v_max - was : Porsche death in Toronto ...

["Ewan Hopkins" <ewanhopkins@hotmail.com>]

Sorry if I gave the wrong impression - I wasn't coming out in favour of 
outside lane driving.  I was thinking more about the scenario where it 
is two lane carriageway, you pull out to overtake two or three cars in a 
line, say at 80mph.  It's not going to take long for someone who was out 
of range to catch-up if they are doing 130+ ( slightly more realistic 
speed!) and you have nowhere to go! I just think that drivers of 
high-performance cars sometimes forget that most cars on the road need a 
lot more time to do things.  I have a shot of my in-law's 1.0l Fiat 
occasionally and boy is that slow!

Cheers,

Ewan Hopkins




>To: ewanhopkins@hotmail.com
>Cc: scirocco-L@scirocco.org
>Subject: Re: Scirocco at v_max - was : Porsche death in Toronto ...
>From: Shawn C Meze <skerocdriver@juno.com>
>Date: Mon, 01 Mar 1999 20:00:56 EST
>
>
>On Mon, 01 Mar 1999 09:54:47 PST "Ewan Hopkins" 
<ewanhopkins@hotmail.com>
>writes:
>
>>My limited experience of the german autobahns ( unfortunately always 
as 
>>a passenger ) is that this road sharing thing is pretty one way:  If 
you
>
>>don't happen to see the Porsche 911 coming up behind you at 150mph+ he 
>>(or she) will dissapear up your arse 'cause it's assumed that you will 
>>give way. 
>
>
>That's why you DON'T ride the #1 lane. Its for passing/overtaking
>vehicles only. They way I recall my 3 year driving experience in Europe
>(Except France and Italy. cripes. Worse than the U.S.) its considered
>rude to drive in the fast lane and you can be ticketed for doing so
>unless there is so much traffic as in a traffic jam. Been in a few.
>Its also your responsibility to clear the rear before you change lanes
>into the passing lane. As mentioned before, cars that are driving 
faster
>flash their brights a couple times to let you know they intend to pass
>you so, stay where you are. Its a great system IMO that works.
> 
>
>>Overtaking is done at your own peril!  Having said that, it's 
>>definitely better than the motorways in the UK where everyone is 
>>determined to hog the outside lane. Usually you have to go far too 
>>close before people will think to let you past.
>
>
>
><Jumping into the flameproof asbestos suit with Ewan. Mmm, cozy.>
>Well, That's because them Britt drivers are so americanized they cant
>help it. The only differences other than the other side of the road
>driving bit ( I didn't say it was wrong now did I?) is instead of
>flipping the bird, they wave and say, "Sorry, my fault". : )
>
>
>              Shawn Meze
>86' Jetta GLi           82' Scirocco GTi
>The Fastest, Quickest, Cleanest and
>best looking Scirocco in all of San Diego!
>http://www.Geocities.com/MotorCity/Speedway/1308/index.htm
>
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