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Locke · 12-13-2011, 10:42 AM

Guys, whether you left a 2 second gap to stop in case the car in front of you goes insane is totally irrelevant.

Hammering on your brakes to come to a complete stop on Glenmore trail going around 80km/hr just means that you're going to turn an entire lane of traffic into a vehicle accordion.

All about predictability, the cop is certainly wrong on this one, if he pulls a U-ie out of nowhere and vehicles have to hammer their brakes to accomodate then hes done something unpredictable and therefore dangerous. Even if a car manages to stop and not get into an accident, ALL the cars have to stop without causing an accident.

For instance, if Flabbibulin there was doing everything right and manages to stop rather than swerve, what about the car behind him? What about the car behind that one? What about the 10, 20, 30 cars behind them? Someone isnt going to be leaving enough room or paying enough attention.

12-13-2011, 10:42 AM	#38
Locke Franchise Player Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Income Tax Central Exp:	Guys, whether you left a 2 second gap to stop in case the car in front of you goes insane is totally irrelevant. Hammering on your brakes to come to a complete stop on Glenmore trail going around 80km/hr just means that you're going to turn an entire lane of traffic into a vehicle accordion. All about predictability, the cop is certainly wrong on this one, if he pulls a U-ie out of nowhere and vehicles have to hammer their brakes to accomodate then hes done something unpredictable and therefore dangerous. Even if a car manages to stop and not get into an accident, ALL the cars have to stop without causing an accident. For instance, if Flabbibulin there was doing everything right and manages to stop rather than swerve, what about the car behind him? What about the car behind that one? What about the 10, 20, 30 cars behind them? Someone isnt going to be leaving enough room or paying enough attention. __________________ The Beatings Shall Continue Until Morale Improves! This Post Has Been Distilled for the Eradication of Seemingly Incurable Sadness. The World Ends when you're dead. Until then, you've got more punishment in store. - Flames Fans If you thought this season would have a happy ending, you haven't been paying attention.