On Feb 13, 2:56=A0pm, George Orwell <nob...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Horsepower requirements should be sufficient for safety.
>
> A rational answer to the question of what is sufficient is:
>
> 75 mph on steepest allowable superhighway grade at 7500 foot above sea
> level elevation at "standard temperature and pressure" with the vehicle
> loaded to maximum gross weight.
>
> No more and no less horsepower is indicated for perfectly adequate
> performance. =A0More is wasteful, less is unsafe.
How does one then accelerate briskly to merge into freeway traffic?
nate