Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: notesfiles - hp internal release 1.2; site hp-kirk.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!floyd!harpo!seismo!hao!hplabs!hp-pcd!jimd From: jimd@hp-pcd.UUCP Newsgroups: net.flame Subject: Underpowered cars can't pass Message-ID: <7100051@hp-pcd.UUCP> Date: Thu, 2-Feb-84 18:07:00 EST Article-I.D.: hp-pcd.7100051 Posted: Thu Feb 2 18:07:00 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 8-Feb-84 08:27:11 EST Organization: Hewlett-Packard - Corvallis, OR Lines: 25 Nf-ID: #N:hp-kirk:7100051:000:907 Nf-From: hp-kirk!jimd Feb 2 15:07:00 1984 Subject: Underpowered cars I travel a twisty country road from one town to another several times a week. This road is heavily used, and fairly dangerous when fog or rain is present, even for one driver, as the markings are poor. FLAME ON I REALLY GET PISSED AT PEOPLE WHO TRY TO PASS WHEN THEIR CARS DON'T HAVE ENOUGH POWER TO DO IT QUICKLY!!!! FLAME OFF It seems that if people insist on passing, they should have cars that can accelerate hard enough to get the job done. Some of the little cars require two to three times the distance that an average V-6 or V-8 midsize car requires. On the above mentioned road, I have seen the little cars run out of room before a corner all too often, resulting in potentially fatal accidents. It's just a few miles to the next town, and a nice drive on a sunny day. I don't want to die there. Thank-you. I feel better. Jim Donnelly hp-labs!hp-pcd!jimd