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Feakin' Weird
On Tue, 05 Jun 2018 20:40:59 -0400, Wayne.B
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On Tue, 05 Jun 2018 15:43:09 -0400,
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On Tue, 05 Jun 2018 13:45:28 -0400, Wayne.B
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On Tue, 05 Jun 2018 11:47:49 -0400,
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On Tue, 5 Jun 2018 08:16:30 -0400, Keyser Soze wrote:
On 6/5/18 8:11 AM, Tim wrote:
7:08 AMKeyser Soze
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I think those towing big campers should have to mount a big screen TV on
the outside of the back side of their motel rooms on wheels with cameras
pointing forward on the front of the tow vehicle so that drivers behind
them can see the road ahead. Being behind those behemoths while they bob
and weave and strain to get up hills on the interstate is not a pleasant
experience.
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Same for semi-trucks?
Actually, no, because most of the big truck drivers know how to drive
and their trailers are heavy enough with large wheels to not wander all
over the lanes or be blown about by the wind, and most of them manage to
get up hills without slowing down too much.
Really? You must not have driven anywhere that has very big hills.
When you actually get to a place that has them, trucks are slow going
up and scary coming down.
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Yes, and in places like I-81 in Pennsylvania, truckers are prone to
racing each other uphill at 40 mph, side by side of course.
Up is just frustrating, down is scary when you hear that Jake Brake
rapping and they are still gaining on you at 65-70.
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Those Jake brakes are really obnoxious, ought to be totally outlawed
in my opinion.
If road and traffic conditions are decent I'll just keep accelerating
enough to stay ahead of them. My wife's Benz is very solid at even
90+ and the brakes are superb. There's a lot to be said for German
quality and engineering.
I don't mind going fast but it takes my wife a few days to get used to
it when we travel. By week two, she even looks up.
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