Re: On Topic? Cars, anyway: 55 MPH speed limit...

"Brent P" <tetraethylleadREMOVETHIS@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On 2008-07-26, Jeff Strickland <crwlr@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>
>> "Brent P" <tetraethylleadREMOVETHIS@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>> On 2008-07-25, =?iso-2022-jp?q?Hachiroku_=1B$B%O%A%m%=2F=1B=28B?=
>>> <Trueno@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>>
>>>>>>> It is generally advisible to come down the ramp such that
>>>>>>> one is going *FASTER* than the speed of traffic in the right lane
to
>>>>>>> merge. The reason for this is that a car's brakes are more
powerful
>>>>>>> than
>>>>>>> its engine. It's easier to slow down to match a gap than to speed
up
>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>> match one.
>>>>>
>>>>>> You own the wrong cars...
>>>>>
>>>>> No, you must own cars with bad brakes.
>>>
>>>> No, not at all. Quick cars with very good brakes.
>>>
>>> If the engine out powers the brakes, your brakes are crap or at the
very
>>> least not good enough for the car.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> What does that have to do with entering the freeway faster than the 
>> traffic
>> then slowing to match speed, than getting to the freeway at a speed
below
>> the existing traffic, and forcing those cars to slow so you can get
into
>> line?
>
>
>> Having jumped into the pile and started kicking though, I agree with
the
>> premise that the brakes can stop the engine from dragging the car
around.
>> But, I don't see the parallel here.
>
> Follow the thread back up.
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>
>


I did, which got me on the, "having jumped in ... " thing. I couldn't tell

where the discussion broke down.

The right way to enter the freeway is to get to speed on the ramp, then
slow 
if needed. One should never enter the freeway at less than the speed of
cars 
already there in hopes the car can speed up in the last 10 feet.