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What is "Excessive speed"?
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OK - the way i read it 171 feet plus a road plus 71 feet, 168 feet in the air (needed to be travelling at some speed still to get airborne for 168 feet. My Peugeot 305 managed 50 feet at 70mph on a humpback once (not recommended but i was young). He then hit a pole 12 foot up!!! before cartwheeling 100ft which takes some speed especially after snapping a pole 12 foot up. Whatever speed he was doing it was too much obviously (assuming the story is factually correct) as he couldn't stop in time.
Personally i think he applied the Jato's too late ;-)
4 for skill, 9.8 for artistic content
Andy
Larry <rocco16v@netzero.com> wrote: Give this some thought:
An Acura 3.2CL Type-S takes nearly 180 feet to stop on clear, dry pavement
from 70 mph.
This guy went another 89 feet (so, was he going....what 75mph? 80mph?) then
flew through the air (which won't slow anything down), then rolled, which
also doesn't have much coefficient of friction!
He wasn't going much faster than most of you guys who were caravaning to
Cindy.....
Larry
> i dont think an indy car would have gotten that far.
> Al
>
>
> > MOHAWK, N.Y., August 4 - State police say excessive speed contributed to
a
> > one-car crash that seriously injured a 53-year-old Fulton County man.
> >
> > The accident happened shortly before 3:00 Saturday afternoon in the
> > town of Mohawk, in Herkimer County. Police say William Houtz of
Johnstown
> > lost control of his vehicle, leaving 171 feet of skid marks on the
pavement
> > before crossing another road. The car traveled another 89 feet before
> > striking a guidewire.
> > The car then became airborne, flew 168 feet, and struck a utility
pole
> > about 12 feet above the ground. The pole was snapped and the vehicle
> > cartwheeled more than 100 feet further before landing about two feet
from a
> > house.
> > Houtz was airlifted to Albany Medical Center where he was listed
Sunday
> > in critical condition.
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<P> OK - the way i read it 171 feet plus a road plus 71 feet, 168 feet in the air (needed to be travelling at some speed still to get airborne for 168 feet. My Peugeot 305 managed 50 feet at 70mph on a humpback once (not recommended but i was young). He then hit a pole 12 foot up!!! before cartwheeling 100ft which takes some speed especially after snapping a pole 12 foot up. Whatever speed he was doing it was too much obviously (assuming the story is factually correct) as he couldn't stop in time.
<P>
<P>Personally i think he applied the Jato's too late ;-)
<P>4 for skill, 9.8 for artistic content
<P>
<P>Andy
<P>
<P> <B><I>Larry <rocco16v@netzero.com></I></B> wrote:
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Give this some thought:<BR>An Acura 3.2CL Type-S takes nearly 180 feet to stop on clear, dry pavement<BR>from 70 mph.<BR>This guy went another 89 feet (so, was he going....what 75mph? 80mph?) then<BR>flew through the air (which won't slow anything down), then rolled, which<BR>also doesn't have much coefficient of friction!<BR>He wasn't going much faster than most of you guys who were caravaning to<BR>Cindy.....<BR><BR>Larry<BR><BR><BR>> i dont think an indy car would have gotten that far.<BR>> Al<BR>><BR><BR>><BR>> > MOHAWK, N.Y., August 4 - State police say excessive speed contributed to<BR>a<BR>> > one-car crash that seriously injured a 53-year-old Fulton County man.<BR>> ><BR>> > The accident happened shortly before 3:00 Saturday afternoon in the<BR>> > town of Mohawk, in Herkimer County. Police say William Houtz of<BR>Johnstown<BR>> > lost control of his vehicle, leaving 171 feet of skid marks on the<BR>pavement<BR>> > before crossing another road. The car traveled another 89 feet before<BR>> > striking a guidewire.<BR>> > The car then became airborne, flew 168 feet, and struck a utility<BR>pole<BR>> > about 12 feet above the ground. The pole was snapped and the vehicle<BR>> > cartwheeled more than 100 feet further before landing about two feet<BR>from a<BR>> > house.<BR>> > Houtz was airlifted to Albany Medical Center where he was listed<BR>Sunday<BR>> > in critical condition.<BR><BR><BR>-------------------------------------------<BR>Introducing NetZero Long Distance<BR>Unlimited Long Distance only $29.95/ month!<BR>Sign Up Today! www.netzerolongdistance.com<BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Scirocco-l mailing list<BR>Scirocco-l@scirocco.org<BR>http://neubayern.net/mailman/listinfo/scirocco-l</BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>Andy Holmes<br><br>91 Scirocco Scala Inj<br>83 Jetta 2.1<p><p><br><hr size=1><a href="http://uk.yahoo.com/mail/tagline_xtra/?http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/mail_storage.html";><b><font face="Arial" size="2">Get a bigger mailbox -- choose a size that fits your needs.</font></b></a><br><br><a href="http://uk.yahoo.com/mail/tagline_xtra/?http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/mail_storage.html";><font face="Arial" size="2">http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/mail_storage.html</font></a>
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