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Hi,
Wow, if that is what life is like on the West coast, perhaps it is
time to move east, perhaps Nova Scotia where the living is easy. I
wouldn't be able to handle that type of driving. A traffic jam here
is having to wait for two red lights to get through an intersection.
Life in the slow lane?
Bob
At 07:37 PM 1/5/2006, Dodd, Kelvin wrote:
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>Andy:
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>I have had some bad experiences commuting on the 101 between Ventura and
>Santa Barbara. My 1965 MGB was rear ended by a VW bus, that lost
>control after being hit by a speeder. Then a couple of years later my
>1999 Mazda Miata was rear ended by a Peterbilt tractor that lost control
>after locking up the wheels. With the Mazda, I could see the action in
>my rear view mirror and was accelerating as fast as the car could go
>just before the impact. That saved my life. Even so the car was
>shortened by two feet.
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>I've replaced the Miata with a 1970 MGB. I installed a supercharger so
>that the car does have an edge if a similar situation ever threatens.
>There have been a couple of cases where the ability to accelerate around
>a threat has been the best option. One that I did not feel I had before
>installing the blower.
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>I am still running wire wheels and close to stock tires though.
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>Kelvin Dodd
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>Just curious as to why so many folks supposedly feel so unsafe in these
>cars
>and feel that bigger motors and tires are the same/only solution for
>them,
>as they seem to be for the "Rice Rocket" crowd. ;-)
>
>--Andy Mace
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Robert (Bob) A.C. Hamilton, Waverley, Nova Scotia, Canada
Sunbeam Talbots - Alpine, Drophead and Saloon, 1953-1954
Sunbeam Talbot Web Page: www.sunbeamtalbot.info (or .org)
E-Mail: hamilton@accesswave.ca or robertach@ca.inter.net
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