I was going down the freeway following a tractor trailer when , BOOM
the whole rim and tire pops off. it rolled for about a quarter mile at 60
mph,
then hit the concrete divider and went end over end about 15 feet in the
air and
landed on some ones hood. Scarey scenario huh ? Those things are heavy !
I'd take an alligator any time.
john.kahoon@juno.com
71 midget
On Thu, 29 Oct 1998 13:15:25 -0500 "BOLIN, TIMOTHY" <TBOLIN@scana.com>
writes:
>not to mention mud flaps or anything else that decides to disassociate
>itself from the vehicle its riding on.
>
>tb
>
>> ----------
>> From: Robert B. Houston[SMTP:transerv@sprynet.com]
>> Sent: Thursday, October 29, 1998 1:22 PM
>> To: Jeff Boatright; spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
>> Subject: Re: Public drafting, was Re: a Very Sad thing
>>
>> Jeff, very true, and I am sorry I let Carl go unchallanged. As an
>> experienced tractor trailer driver with a CDL he should be more
>aware than
>> anyone that most companies run recaps on the trailers, and these fly
>off
>> most anytime they feel like it, with little or no warning.
>>
>> I hate to think what one of these 50 lb. rubber alligators, flug at
>60+
>> mph,
>> at the drafting vehicle would do to the occupant (I'm sure Carl
>would be
>> alone in the car and not endanger a friend or relative).
>>
>> One of these tire casings should effectively turn a Spridget into a
>roller
>> skate in nothing flat (pun intended)
>>
>> Robert Houston
>> 74 Midget, Katy
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Jeff Boatright <jboatri@emory.edu>
>> To: spridgets@autox.team.net <spridgets@autox.team.net>
>> Date: Thursday, October 29, 1998 7:25 AM
>> Subject: Public drafting, was Re: a Very Sad thing
>>
>>
>> >Carl,
>> >
>> >So are you saying that you draft on public roads? You say that it's
>"True
>> >dangerous." It may be your choice to do that, but what happens when
>you
>> end
>> >up smacking the semi in front of you? At the very least you
>inconvenience
>> >the driver you've hit. More than likely you'll end up
>inconveniencing
>> >everyone coming up the road, because now there'll be a traffic jam.
>The
>> >even more likely scenario is that your choice would cause a
>multi-vehicle
>> >pile-up. I wonder if those people in that pile-up would appreciate
>your
>> >choice to be "True dangerous" and how it takes away their choice to
>be
>> >"true alive."
>> >
>> >I'm not writing this to change your mind. I'm sure this diatribe
>won't.
>> I'm
>> >writing this because your post should not go unchallenged. I sure
>> wouldn't
>> >want you to think that every lister agrees with you. As far as I'm
>> >concerned, you're getting a thrill at others' expense and without
>their
>> >agreeing to it. Doesn't say a lot about your personal
>responsibility
>> level.
>> >This choice about your personal safety has ramifications for many
>others
>> on
>> >the road, even if they are yuppies in SUVs. Racers go on the track
>> >acknowledging the inherent dangers. They've all agreed to that
>danger
>> >level. Drivers on public roads know that there are inherent
>dangers, too,
>> >and they've agreed to that different danger level. However, that
>level
>> does
>> >not include intentional recklessness ("True dangerous"?) by other
>> drivers.
>> >If you want to develop your racing skills, do it on a track.
>> >
>> >Jeff
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >At 9:33 AM -0500 10/29/98, Carl Elliott wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> >> Have CDL can drive anything anywhere and have been doing so for a
>long
>> time,
>> >> Drafting is an art, developed by the best racing drivers in the
>world.
>> >> True dangerous, But thats my choice, As far as the guys putting
>their
>> time in
>> >> on the road, I respect them and never bother the guys in the big
>rigs,
>> >> Buses on the other hand , Well thats personal, And the yuppies in
>their
>> SUVs
>> >> are the biggest bunch of it Ive ever seen. I have been trained at
>the
>> then
>> >> Calif. State Pol. high speed driving school , Along time ago, and
>have
>> driven
>> >> under conditions no other human is subject too except for other
>> >>professionals.
>> >> I enjoy driving, any where any time, Carl E.
>> >>
>> >> "Robert B. Houston" wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > It's ful like that Carl, that drives the professional drivers
>crazy.
>> They
>> >> > just hate having to hose you off the rear bumper....
>> >> >
>> >> > Robert Houston
>> >> > 74 Midget, Katy
>> >> > -----Original Message-----
>> >> > From: Carl Elliott <grunt2@adelphia.net>
>> >> > To: Ajhsys@aol.com <Ajhsys@aol.com>
>> >> > Cc: transerv@sprynet.com <transerv@sprynet.com>;
>> spridgets@autox.team.net
>> >> > <spridgets@autox.team.net>
>> >> > Date: Sunday, October 25, 1998 6:07 PM
>> >> > Subject: Re: a Very Sad thing
>> >> >
>> >> > >I do that with my escort on the parkway with the buses running
>to
>> AC,
>> >> > >Gets me about 4 more mpg, And they stay around 70 or so.
>> >> > >Makes for fun comuteing. Carl E.
>> >> > >
>> >> > >Ajhsys@aol.com wrote:
>> >> > >
>> >> > >> I used to work with a guy who drove a Triumph GT6. He was
>more
>> than
>> a
>> >> > little
>> >> > >> nuts! He found that his car was light enough to slip-stream
>> behind
>> >> > tractor
>> >> > >> trailers on the turnpike at 70 MPH! He says he saved a lot
>of gas
>> that
>> >> > way.
>> >> > >> I think he's still alive. (Folks, please don't try this!)
>> >> > >>
>> >> > >> Allen Hefner
>> >> > >> '77 Midget
>> >> > >> '92 Mitsubishi Expo LRV Sport
>> >> > >>
>> >> > >> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
>> >> > >>
>> >> > >> In a message dated 10/23/98 2:09:30 PM Eastern Daylight
>Time,
>> >> > >> transerv@sprynet.com writes:
>> >> > >>
>> >> > >> << Tractor trailers are a necessary fact of transportation
>life on
>> our
>> >> > >> highways, and I make my living through them, but when
>driving on
>> the
>> >> > >> highway, I am always aware of them, and give them as much
>leeway
>> as
>> >> > >> possible. 80,000 pounds does not stop on a dime, move much
>when
>> you
>> >> > crash
>> >> > >> into it, or veer defensively worth a darn.
>> >> > >>
>> >> > >> Let's all be careful out there folks.
>> >> > >>
>> >> > >> Robert Houston
>> >> > >> 74 Midget, Katy >>
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >Jeffrey H. Boatright, PhD
>> >Senior Editor, Molecular Vision
>> >http://www.molvis.org/molvis
>> >Mailto:jboatri@emory.edu
>> >404-778-4113
>> >
>> >
>>
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