She was in a hurry to see her gravely ill mother. But she recklessly endanger many others, and that is wrong.
I respect the fact she immediately owned her mistake. That nearly disqualifies her for politics.
I have done that, unfortunately. And it really is true. When you get up to those speeds, in an uncontrolled environment, anything can kill you. A rock. A rabbit. A crazy driver ahead of you. That speed takes a lot of control away from you. I did that in youth, and I'm surprised that I survived it.
With those crazy speeds, whoa man, shit, anything, any little thing can make for a very bad wreck. It doesn't have to be anything you did. Could be another driver trying to be a vigilante police force. It could be just some weird coincidence. It doesn't really matter. If you crash at those speeds, you are going to die. The only question is, how many others you will take with you.
This lady is a lying sack. Once you break the century mark, you know you are moving I don't care what you're driving. 120 keeps you damn alert even behind the wheel of a 911.Just for curiosity sake, when was the last Buick wagon made? This new one looks like a near copy of the latest Volvo and Acura wagons, plus Audis, BMWs etc. GM doesn't lead these days.
BTW I just did 103 today in a Buick wagon for shits and giggles. I could have got more put I ran out of straight highway.
Yah. Sorta. It kinda depends on the car you have.
Nope. Not really. How many rich people die every year? And they have the best cars money can buy.
When you get up to speed, 100+ mph, you lose a lot of control over the vehicle. When you get up to over 120, you better have a foil on the back to keep the car on the ground. Otherwise, trying to steer the car, is just merely giving it a suggestion. Because by then it is trying to fly. If you have a long flat, like the M1 running from Leeds to London or the Bundesautobahn you can go as fast as you want to. I have driven those at over two hundred kilometers, and I was getting passed. That is a totally different thing.
But, here in America it is more difficult and more dangerous.
A modern car designed for 140 mph is designed to have downforce, too. Hence it is controllable.
Nope. Not really. How many rich people die every year? And they have the best cars money can buy.
When you get up to speed, 100+ mph, you lose a lot of control over the vehicle. When you get up to over 120, you better have a foil on the back to keep the car on the ground. Otherwise, trying to steer the car, is just merely giving it a suggestion. Because by then it is trying to fly. If you have a long flat, like the M1 running from Leeds to London or the Bundesautobahn you can go as fast as you want to. I have driven those at over two hundred kilometers, and I was getting passed. That is a totally different thing.
But, here in America it is more difficult and more dangerous.
A modern car designed for 140 mph is designed to have downforce, too. Hence it is controllable.
But the driver has to pay attention, cuz the thing doesn't steer itself.
European highways are designed for higher speeds, than the US.
A 1970s vintage full sized American boat, is not a safe car imo to drive over 100 mph. But a 2010 Audi, BMW or MB is.
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BTW I just did 103 today in a Buick wagon for shits and giggles. I could have got more put I ran out of straight highway.
Just for curiosity sake, when was the last Buick wagon made? This new one looks like a near copy of the latest Volvo and Acura wagons, plus Audis, BMWs etc. GM doesn't lead these days.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXsdpvdjmQk
That POS Roadmaster couldn't do 103 down hill and over a cliff with a gangbanger behind the wheel.
@WineNot
Listen Junior. Big Daddy Don Garlits once said "There ain't no substitute for cubic inches".
LT1+Dual Exhaust+Posi Rear+Police Handling Package=Fast
HMMM. Add a Whisper Lid Cold air box and with that Faux Wood grain must add 10 HP to the rear wheels! :pondering:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mHyxp0k9Xw
Damn, that guy is nuts. I think I clenched through the whole video.
You "puckered up" over that?
About 12 years ago one of my favorite students got caught doing 110 in a 55 on his motorcycle. The Trooper didn't give him a ticket. He made him call his father and explain what he was doing. When the kid got home his father handed him a pair of scissors and made him cut up the license. I laughed when i heard about it.
My wife's answer will be "Put him in a cell. I'll get my Bible and be right down there".
That presupposes that they knew how to drive it.If you can average 60 mph, it's a 12 hour drive. Add an hour for fuel and pee time.
Well yeah, but not really - there is nothing magic about 100 vs 80 vs 130 - A 69 3/4T 4x4 chevy with 4:55 gears (assuming stock and good repair) is all out at 80/85 - you are pushing the rig past its limits... I'll admit your average grocery getter in the USA is likely designed to a limit around 100 - But a modern Vette or Camero takes 100+ right in stride... while a crotch-rocket isn't even trying at 130 (or a Lambo, to stay in 4-wheeled vehicles).
And btw, it ain't 'more dangerous' on US interstates out here in the west than it is in Germany. If you are heading east to west, it takes 3 days to drive across Montana in a purportedly 'sane' manner- a good portion of it straight, flat as a pancake, and almost wholly empty. Putting on a little steam will save a ton of time out here.
A modern car designed for 140 mph is designed to have downforce, too. Hence it is controllable.They tended to 'float' at 100, but they'd suck down at 120+. I think those big bumpers had a ground effect that pulled the car back down when you got going fast enough. Still, sudden maneuvers were out. The suspensions were not tuned for that and they had too much body roll in the big boats.
But the driver has to pay attention, cuz the thing doesn't steer itself.
European highways are designed for higher speeds, than the US.
A 1970s vintage full sized American boat, is not a safe car imo to drive over 100 mph. But a 2010 Audi, BMW or MB is.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mHyxp0k9XwIDIOT!
IDIOT!
One blowout from death!
Years ago I was doing, 125 on SR7 (441), a divided four lane highway in Fort Lauderdale.
Front tire blew out and the bike spun around 180 degrees, jumped the medium and continued going backwards but into head on traffic!
I survived (well duh) but I learned that if I ever wanted to prove my manhood with how fast I could go .. next time it would be on FOUR wheels!
IDIOT!I laid one down going backwards, but I was going a lot slower--just a freak situation, and one I walked away from laughing. I did get a high speed wobble just as I topped the throttle out my old Superglide at ~120MPH, and had to hang on to that and power down through it (I couldn't power out of it, it was wide open). No fun, my shoulders hurt for days, but I had had enough of that sh*t and rode much more sanely after that.
One blowout from death!
Years ago I was doing, 125 on SR7 (441), a divided four lane highway in Fort Lauderdale.
Front tire blew out and the bike spun around 180 degrees, jumped the medium and continued going backwards but into head on traffic!
I survived (well duh) but I learned that if I ever wanted to prove my manhood with how fast I could go .. next time it would be on FOUR wheels!
If you can average 60 mph, it's a 12 hour drive. Add an hour for fuel and pee time.
If you can average 85, it's an 8 hour drive.
I survived (well duh) but I learned that if I ever wanted to prove my manhood with how fast I could go .. next time it would be on FOUR wheels!
On long drives, I tend to think about how much time I can save by driving "faster", at least for the first few hours. As I get closer to my destination, I tend to slow down because the difference in speed can no longer cut off much time.My last long trip was 2000 miles each way. What would have been a 40 hour trip averaging 50 mph was reduced to 29 hours by averaging 70 (Interstates here are 75 mph, most major highways are 65, so 70 is only 5 over). It knocks a whole day (and the associated expenses) off the trip each way. Now, that isn't a leisurely style, ambling around the countryside, but many of my little 'drives' were work associated, and the focus was on getting there, and when done, on getting home.
I totally understand that the math doesn't care if I drive fast on the first half of the trip and slow on the second, or vice versa. And yet I still do it.