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by **John Simmon** » Sun, 17 Aug 2003 21:08:34

You just have to be more aware of the guy(s) you're following so you
can avoid setting yourself up for a wreck.

> Eldred,

> I think you kind of missed what I was trying to describe.

> There's early, and there's WAY WAY too early.

> -Larry

> > >Well, no shit :)

> > >-Larry

> > >> >someone braked WAY, WAY too early going into the Bus Stop and it
> caused a
> > >> >daisy-chain effect. I had to slam on the brakes to keep from hitting
> the
> > >> >car in front of me, and we were no where near the normal braking point
> :(

> > >> Remember, not everyone brakes at the same point...

> > I was just reminding you to be *aware* of such a situation. Say you're
> > following someone, and you normally brake at the 100 marker. The person
> you're
> > following brakes at the 300 marker, you're caught unawares, and punt him.
> > Who's fault is that crash?

> > Eldred
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by **Larr** » Mon, 18 Aug 2003 00:13:06

Ok.

-Larry

> You just have to be more aware of the guy(s) you're following so you
> can avoid setting yourself up for a wreck.

> > Eldred,

> > I think you kind of missed what I was trying to describe.

> > There's early, and there's WAY WAY too early.

> > -Larry

> > > >Well, no shit :)

> > > >-Larry

> > > >> >someone braked WAY, WAY too early going into the Bus Stop and it
> > caused a
> > > >> >daisy-chain effect. I had to slam on the brakes to keep from
hitting
> > the
> > > >> >car in front of me, and we were no where near the normal braking
point
> > :(

> > > >> Remember, not everyone brakes at the same point...

> > > I was just reminding you to be *aware* of such a situation. Say
you're
> > > following someone, and you normally brake at the 100 marker. The
person
> > you're
> > > following brakes at the 300 marker, you're caught unawares, and punt
him.
> > > Who's fault is that crash?

> > > Eldred
> > > --
> > > Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett

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by **Eldre** » Mon, 18 Aug 2003 01:08:13

>Eldred,

>I think you kind of missed what I was trying to describe.

>There's early, and there's WAY WAY too early.

Some people also have a tendency to brake early when they're being followed.
Call it distraction, nervousness, lack of confidence, whatever. There is also
a problem(at least in GPL) of losing the sound of your own engine because of
the other car. In your car it sounds like you're going much faster. As a
result, you slow down more(and sooner) than you normally would...

Eldred
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by **McWho** » Mon, 18 Aug 2003 03:01:50

Then there is the situation we had at Watkins Glen. I was ahead of Larry
and watching the car in front of me closely for braking as we were deep in
the field on the first lap of the race with a tight pack in front. I was
watching for early braking, I also probably ( most likely) braked too hard.
:-(

Sean

> >Well, no shit :)

> >-Larry

> >> >someone braked WAY, WAY too early going into the Bus Stop and it
caused a
> >> >daisy-chain effect. I had to slam on the brakes to keep from hitting
the
> >> >car in front of me, and we were no where near the normal braking point
:(

> >> Remember, not everyone brakes at the same point...

> I was just reminding you to be *aware* of such a situation. Say you're
> following someone, and you normally brake at the 100 marker. The person
you're
> following brakes at the 300 marker, you're caught unawares, and punt him.
> Who's fault is that crash?

> Eldred
> --
> Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett

> Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

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