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Old 07-07-2009, 09:13 PM   #403
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Originally Posted by Phanuthier View Post
One more, and this sort of irratates me.

Do not break into a turn. You accelerate into a turn. If you want to drop some speed, break before the turn, then accelerate into a turn. There's a whole physics reason behind it too, but basically its a lot better to accelerate into a turn. I was driving through weaving hills through this small hill top town, and cars in front of me would break as they were turning, and I was behind them wanting to accelerate. Really annoying.
I hear ya, but I'm fairly forgiving of people that brake when turning in residential areas because you just never know when there's a kid or a dog just around the corner, hidden by the parked car. What really drives me bananas is when the guy in front of me brakes when going around a one of those right turn corners on two bigger roads where there's a lane and a triangular median. If he'd just LOOK while he's going straight, he can see what approaching traffic he's dealing with and not have to brake as he's going around the corner.
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