Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2001 19:20:21 +0100 From: Paul Halliday <paul.hallidaynopsamin.net> Subject: Re: New Saab, old story.
in article upriitcm8kr88dsutn8a3n7plaq7qnivj5nopsamcom, Bob at uctraingnopsamanet.com wrote on 15/06/2001 03:22: > On Thu, 14 Jun 2001 13:00:32 -0700, Milton Brewster > <scribblenopsam.com> wrote: > >> I pull a sly trick on him that all old >> guys with slow cars know about: I step on it briefly to fake him >> out; expecting him to step on it, too -- then I will slow down by >> surprise and pull in behind him anyway. > > I use this trick all the time. He in my part of the USA, every > driver will position their car so as top prevent you from getting into > their lane, I think because you might get in front of them and > cost them 5 seconds of time arriving at their next destination :-) > They'll even hedge their bets and try to time things to keep you out > of their lane by staying beside you... they figure you can't get in > front of them if their always beside you, even if you're fast. > > So, when I need to get in a lane that someone else is occupying, > I speed up moderately and start acting like I'm trying to get > into their lane. They speed up to block me off: I hit the brakes > hard and swing in behind them. Most folks haven't figured out that > the game is played in 3 dimensions and that cars slow down _way_ > faster than they speed up. You pop in behind them before they > realize what is happening and that you apparently know a lot more > about driving than they do. > > Of course, this is a professional technique and should only be tried > on closed course and never on public roads. Don't do this with > other drivers behind you unless you like to crash. > > Bob > > ... and if you've got ABS, just make sure the car behind does as well. But, as you say, "on a closed course" that shouldn't be a problem. Paul
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