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i've had a front tire blowout at 65 mph in a pickup truck, I was able to steer to the side of the road.
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Not trying my hand at 'one-up-manship' or anythingOriginally Posted by repenttokyo
, but i had a wheel fall of my vw at 100km/h. One donut later, we were safe and sound on the side of the Trans Canada. All four wheel bolt sheared off at -40 celcius. Stole a bolt from every other wheel and drove the remaining 700km with 3 bolts/wheel.
Phew.
10/90 Build 525im, 630,000+km, Eibach/Sachs, Engine Rebuild
*RIP Oskar the DOG*
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damn, that sucks - nothing like changing a tire in the dead of winter
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90 is my daily commute to work
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I've been driving since I was 11 on a farm. And earlier if you consider tractors, odyssey's, and motorbikes to be roadworthy. I drive aggressively when appropriate and with the flow of traffic when not. I can't ever remember being in an accident before, but have had close calls. Most times I got out of a situation by gunning it rather than slamming the breaks and hoping going slow will make it better. It doesn't work that way. Physics doesn't care. The goal is to not be there. So either move your ass or kiss it goodbye. It's like autobahn driving really. I like the autobahn, except for the bumps.
The people that I see causing the most accidents are people without situational awareness. The same can be said for anything really. Clueless fksticks not observing whats around them and going dogshit slow are who end up t-boning another car or slinking through a stop sign at 35 mph because are they thinking about what kind of cereal to buy at kroger's.
Speed isn't what kills people. Stupid unaware people kill people. Anything over 35 mph is deadly. If you think going 55 in a 65 mpg zone will save you, you will be disappointed. I think if more people went to bmw driving schools through their local bmw cca, they would be better off. You have to know the limits of yourself and your vehicle, or else you will panic when presented by a 75 yr old lady calmly broadsiding you into a telephone poll.
They say that US highways aren't made like the autobahn, so speeds have to be lower. I say ********. Our drivers are stupid. The US highways most times exceed autobahn lengths for deceleration and acceleration. In any case, I respectfully disagree that speed is a factor over 35 mph. The space shuttle can go 130,000 mph through a minfield of debris and come out ok because the astonauts are trained not to run into that ****. Just my opinion. You wanna live, remove yourself from dangerous situations by any means necessary- even it it means going 90 in a 55.
Last edited by ThoreauHD; 10-03-2007 at 04:52 AM.
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does everyone here live in really straight and flat parts of the country?
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Apparently so.
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Our roads were built by the Romans who didnt know how to make bends so we dont have that problem:
http://www.brims.co.uk/romans/building.html
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Hrr... try driving in a straight line through the lake district and see what happens
Just dont meet me on that rather sharp bend - I drive like a local round there and have been known to charge down the odd bus
That's it exactly- It all has to do with decision making, and making your intentions clear to other drivers about what you are going to do. In other words, so they KNOW you are going to slow down for them, or NOT slow for down, whether you are planning to change lanes, etc. I try to stay away from, or get far around and put distance between myself and anyone driving in an unpredictable way. Some people can't even figure out who "goes next" at a four-way intersection with stop signs- imagine what they
must be thinking at 65 mph.
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