Replacing old speedometer, how do I reset actual miles ??
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Re: Replacing old speedometer, how do I reset actual miles ??
Eric G. wrote:
> Brian Nystrom <brian.nystrom@verizon.net> wrote in news:HdKdg.680
> $634.403@trndny06:
>
>
>
>>I'm glad to hear that you had a good outcome, but you could just as
>>easily ended up in a smoking pile of wreckage on the side of the road.
>>What would have happened to your daughter then? The smart move would
>>have been to contact the authorities first.
>
>
> Thanks.
>
> I tried contacting the local authorities first. My township told me to
> call the NJ State Police. I did that. They told me they could not help
> me. What I did after that was high-tail it myself. I had my wife leave
> in her own car with instructions to drive "normal" and I would call her
> as soon as I got there, so if one of us did wind up in a wreck, the
> other would make it.
>
> I used to race in SCCA competition so I have some experience with high
> speeds. I don't condone doing something like that unless it is an
> absolute last resort. In my mind, it was for me.
>
> Another time I was able to avoid driving like that for an emergency. My
> Father took some pills, then called me to say "Goodbye". I hopped in my
> car at work and headed towards his house like a maniac, but then I
> realized that even driving like that would take me 1/2 hour to get
> there. I then wised up and called HIS local Police, who kept me on the
> phone while they and the ambulance responded. Luckily he DIDN'T
> actually take the pills.
>
> Anyway, my point is that I can see times when drivng that fast might be
> necessary. I won't lie and say I've never done it for fun either, but
> that usually happens on an open Interstate on a Sunday morning.
>
> Why would they make cars that can go that fast?
So they can climb hills and accelerate at a decent rate. If you sized
the engine to have a top speed of 65 MPH, it would take you forever to
get there and you'd be climbing hills at 15 MPH. The manufacturers can
now limit speeds electronically and some cars do that. If idiots keep
driving like you claim to, then the government will at some point make
that decision for the car makers.
Matt
> Brian Nystrom <brian.nystrom@verizon.net> wrote in news:HdKdg.680
> $634.403@trndny06:
>
>
>
>>I'm glad to hear that you had a good outcome, but you could just as
>>easily ended up in a smoking pile of wreckage on the side of the road.
>>What would have happened to your daughter then? The smart move would
>>have been to contact the authorities first.
>
>
> Thanks.
>
> I tried contacting the local authorities first. My township told me to
> call the NJ State Police. I did that. They told me they could not help
> me. What I did after that was high-tail it myself. I had my wife leave
> in her own car with instructions to drive "normal" and I would call her
> as soon as I got there, so if one of us did wind up in a wreck, the
> other would make it.
>
> I used to race in SCCA competition so I have some experience with high
> speeds. I don't condone doing something like that unless it is an
> absolute last resort. In my mind, it was for me.
>
> Another time I was able to avoid driving like that for an emergency. My
> Father took some pills, then called me to say "Goodbye". I hopped in my
> car at work and headed towards his house like a maniac, but then I
> realized that even driving like that would take me 1/2 hour to get
> there. I then wised up and called HIS local Police, who kept me on the
> phone while they and the ambulance responded. Luckily he DIDN'T
> actually take the pills.
>
> Anyway, my point is that I can see times when drivng that fast might be
> necessary. I won't lie and say I've never done it for fun either, but
> that usually happens on an open Interstate on a Sunday morning.
>
> Why would they make cars that can go that fast?
So they can climb hills and accelerate at a decent rate. If you sized
the engine to have a top speed of 65 MPH, it would take you forever to
get there and you'd be climbing hills at 15 MPH. The manufacturers can
now limit speeds electronically and some cars do that. If idiots keep
driving like you claim to, then the government will at some point make
that decision for the car makers.
Matt
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Re: Replacing old speedometer, how do I reset actual miles ??
Matt Whiting <whiting@epix.net> wrote in
news:x1Mdg.9022$lb.820286@news1.epix.net:
>> I'm glad to hear that you had a good outcome, but you could just as
>> easily ended up in a smoking pile of wreckage on the side of the
>> road.
>
> ... having killed a family of six on the process. Driving like that
> was simply stupid.
>
>
> Matt
Thanks again for your opinion. I would like to see what you would do in
the same situation, but I don't wish that on anyone. But I can tell you
that, with 99.9% confidence, you wouldn't do what you say you would do.
And I never did say it was smart. It was a last resort.
Eric
news:x1Mdg.9022$lb.820286@news1.epix.net:
>> I'm glad to hear that you had a good outcome, but you could just as
>> easily ended up in a smoking pile of wreckage on the side of the
>> road.
>
> ... having killed a family of six on the process. Driving like that
> was simply stupid.
>
>
> Matt
Thanks again for your opinion. I would like to see what you would do in
the same situation, but I don't wish that on anyone. But I can tell you
that, with 99.9% confidence, you wouldn't do what you say you would do.
And I never did say it was smart. It was a last resort.
Eric
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Re: Replacing old speedometer, how do I reset actual miles ??
Matt Whiting <whiting@epix.net> wrote in
news:x1Mdg.9022$lb.820286@news1.epix.net:
>> I'm glad to hear that you had a good outcome, but you could just as
>> easily ended up in a smoking pile of wreckage on the side of the
>> road.
>
> ... having killed a family of six on the process. Driving like that
> was simply stupid.
>
>
> Matt
Thanks again for your opinion. I would like to see what you would do in
the same situation, but I don't wish that on anyone. But I can tell you
that, with 99.9% confidence, you wouldn't do what you say you would do.
And I never did say it was smart. It was a last resort.
Eric
news:x1Mdg.9022$lb.820286@news1.epix.net:
>> I'm glad to hear that you had a good outcome, but you could just as
>> easily ended up in a smoking pile of wreckage on the side of the
>> road.
>
> ... having killed a family of six on the process. Driving like that
> was simply stupid.
>
>
> Matt
Thanks again for your opinion. I would like to see what you would do in
the same situation, but I don't wish that on anyone. But I can tell you
that, with 99.9% confidence, you wouldn't do what you say you would do.
And I never did say it was smart. It was a last resort.
Eric
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Re: Replacing old speedometer, how do I reset actual miles ??
Matt Whiting <whiting@epix.net> wrote in
news:x1Mdg.9022$lb.820286@news1.epix.net:
>> I'm glad to hear that you had a good outcome, but you could just as
>> easily ended up in a smoking pile of wreckage on the side of the
>> road.
>
> ... having killed a family of six on the process. Driving like that
> was simply stupid.
>
>
> Matt
Thanks again for your opinion. I would like to see what you would do in
the same situation, but I don't wish that on anyone. But I can tell you
that, with 99.9% confidence, you wouldn't do what you say you would do.
And I never did say it was smart. It was a last resort.
Eric
news:x1Mdg.9022$lb.820286@news1.epix.net:
>> I'm glad to hear that you had a good outcome, but you could just as
>> easily ended up in a smoking pile of wreckage on the side of the
>> road.
>
> ... having killed a family of six on the process. Driving like that
> was simply stupid.
>
>
> Matt
Thanks again for your opinion. I would like to see what you would do in
the same situation, but I don't wish that on anyone. But I can tell you
that, with 99.9% confidence, you wouldn't do what you say you would do.
And I never did say it was smart. It was a last resort.
Eric
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Re: Replacing old speedometer, how do I reset actual miles ??
Matt Whiting <whiting@epix.net> wrote in
news:v6Mdg.9025$lb.820234@news1.epix.net:
> So they can climb hills and accelerate at a decent rate. If you sized
> the engine to have a top speed of 65 MPH, it would take you forever to
> get there and you'd be climbing hills at 15 MPH. The manufacturers
> can now limit speeds electronically and some cars do that. If idiots
> keep driving like you claim to, then the government will at some point
> make that decision for the car makers.
>
> Matt
You talk like speed limiters are new. I seem to remember them being
around, mechanical or electronic, for some time now :-)
I don't remember claiming to drive that fast on a regular basis. In fact,
if anything I drive too slow on a regular basis. But you're right about
the idiots. I see them day in and day out. I really don't see the
government doing anything to the manufacturers. They make too much off the
tickets to warrant that. They will probably implement more photo radar
units. That way they can let the idiots drive as fast as they want and
just mail them a ticket and make some money.
Eric
news:v6Mdg.9025$lb.820234@news1.epix.net:
> So they can climb hills and accelerate at a decent rate. If you sized
> the engine to have a top speed of 65 MPH, it would take you forever to
> get there and you'd be climbing hills at 15 MPH. The manufacturers
> can now limit speeds electronically and some cars do that. If idiots
> keep driving like you claim to, then the government will at some point
> make that decision for the car makers.
>
> Matt
You talk like speed limiters are new. I seem to remember them being
around, mechanical or electronic, for some time now :-)
I don't remember claiming to drive that fast on a regular basis. In fact,
if anything I drive too slow on a regular basis. But you're right about
the idiots. I see them day in and day out. I really don't see the
government doing anything to the manufacturers. They make too much off the
tickets to warrant that. They will probably implement more photo radar
units. That way they can let the idiots drive as fast as they want and
just mail them a ticket and make some money.
Eric
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Re: Replacing old speedometer, how do I reset actual miles ??
Matt Whiting <whiting@epix.net> wrote in
news:v6Mdg.9025$lb.820234@news1.epix.net:
> So they can climb hills and accelerate at a decent rate. If you sized
> the engine to have a top speed of 65 MPH, it would take you forever to
> get there and you'd be climbing hills at 15 MPH. The manufacturers
> can now limit speeds electronically and some cars do that. If idiots
> keep driving like you claim to, then the government will at some point
> make that decision for the car makers.
>
> Matt
You talk like speed limiters are new. I seem to remember them being
around, mechanical or electronic, for some time now :-)
I don't remember claiming to drive that fast on a regular basis. In fact,
if anything I drive too slow on a regular basis. But you're right about
the idiots. I see them day in and day out. I really don't see the
government doing anything to the manufacturers. They make too much off the
tickets to warrant that. They will probably implement more photo radar
units. That way they can let the idiots drive as fast as they want and
just mail them a ticket and make some money.
Eric
news:v6Mdg.9025$lb.820234@news1.epix.net:
> So they can climb hills and accelerate at a decent rate. If you sized
> the engine to have a top speed of 65 MPH, it would take you forever to
> get there and you'd be climbing hills at 15 MPH. The manufacturers
> can now limit speeds electronically and some cars do that. If idiots
> keep driving like you claim to, then the government will at some point
> make that decision for the car makers.
>
> Matt
You talk like speed limiters are new. I seem to remember them being
around, mechanical or electronic, for some time now :-)
I don't remember claiming to drive that fast on a regular basis. In fact,
if anything I drive too slow on a regular basis. But you're right about
the idiots. I see them day in and day out. I really don't see the
government doing anything to the manufacturers. They make too much off the
tickets to warrant that. They will probably implement more photo radar
units. That way they can let the idiots drive as fast as they want and
just mail them a ticket and make some money.
Eric
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Re: Replacing old speedometer, how do I reset actual miles ??
Matt Whiting <whiting@epix.net> wrote in
news:v6Mdg.9025$lb.820234@news1.epix.net:
> So they can climb hills and accelerate at a decent rate. If you sized
> the engine to have a top speed of 65 MPH, it would take you forever to
> get there and you'd be climbing hills at 15 MPH. The manufacturers
> can now limit speeds electronically and some cars do that. If idiots
> keep driving like you claim to, then the government will at some point
> make that decision for the car makers.
>
> Matt
You talk like speed limiters are new. I seem to remember them being
around, mechanical or electronic, for some time now :-)
I don't remember claiming to drive that fast on a regular basis. In fact,
if anything I drive too slow on a regular basis. But you're right about
the idiots. I see them day in and day out. I really don't see the
government doing anything to the manufacturers. They make too much off the
tickets to warrant that. They will probably implement more photo radar
units. That way they can let the idiots drive as fast as they want and
just mail them a ticket and make some money.
Eric
news:v6Mdg.9025$lb.820234@news1.epix.net:
> So they can climb hills and accelerate at a decent rate. If you sized
> the engine to have a top speed of 65 MPH, it would take you forever to
> get there and you'd be climbing hills at 15 MPH. The manufacturers
> can now limit speeds electronically and some cars do that. If idiots
> keep driving like you claim to, then the government will at some point
> make that decision for the car makers.
>
> Matt
You talk like speed limiters are new. I seem to remember them being
around, mechanical or electronic, for some time now :-)
I don't remember claiming to drive that fast on a regular basis. In fact,
if anything I drive too slow on a regular basis. But you're right about
the idiots. I see them day in and day out. I really don't see the
government doing anything to the manufacturers. They make too much off the
tickets to warrant that. They will probably implement more photo radar
units. That way they can let the idiots drive as fast as they want and
just mail them a ticket and make some money.
Eric
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Re: Replacing old speedometer, how do I reset actual miles ??
Eric G. wrote:
> Matt Whiting <whiting@epix.net> wrote in
> news:x1Mdg.9022$lb.820286@news1.epix.net:
>
>
>>>I'm glad to hear that you had a good outcome, but you could just as
>>>easily ended up in a smoking pile of wreckage on the side of the
>>>road.
>>
>>... having killed a family of six on the process. Driving like that
>>was simply stupid.
>>
>>
>>Matt
>
>
> Thanks again for your opinion. I would like to see what you would do in
> the same situation, but I don't wish that on anyone. But I can tell you
> that, with 99.9% confidence, you wouldn't do what you say you would do.
>
> And I never did say it was smart. It was a last resort.
Actually, I've been in similar situations several times. Not identical,
but similar. I worked as a logger for 5 years and made a few runs with
victims of some nasty injuries (ever see what a chainsaw does to a
limb?). I drove briskly, but rarely much exceeded the speed limit. And
often the drive was an hour of dirt roads.
As an ambulance driver once told me, it doesn't do much good if you
create a second accident while leaving the scene of the original accident.
Matt
> Matt Whiting <whiting@epix.net> wrote in
> news:x1Mdg.9022$lb.820286@news1.epix.net:
>
>
>>>I'm glad to hear that you had a good outcome, but you could just as
>>>easily ended up in a smoking pile of wreckage on the side of the
>>>road.
>>
>>... having killed a family of six on the process. Driving like that
>>was simply stupid.
>>
>>
>>Matt
>
>
> Thanks again for your opinion. I would like to see what you would do in
> the same situation, but I don't wish that on anyone. But I can tell you
> that, with 99.9% confidence, you wouldn't do what you say you would do.
>
> And I never did say it was smart. It was a last resort.
Actually, I've been in similar situations several times. Not identical,
but similar. I worked as a logger for 5 years and made a few runs with
victims of some nasty injuries (ever see what a chainsaw does to a
limb?). I drove briskly, but rarely much exceeded the speed limit. And
often the drive was an hour of dirt roads.
As an ambulance driver once told me, it doesn't do much good if you
create a second accident while leaving the scene of the original accident.
Matt
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Re: Replacing old speedometer, how do I reset actual miles ??
Eric G. wrote:
> Matt Whiting <whiting@epix.net> wrote in
> news:x1Mdg.9022$lb.820286@news1.epix.net:
>
>
>>>I'm glad to hear that you had a good outcome, but you could just as
>>>easily ended up in a smoking pile of wreckage on the side of the
>>>road.
>>
>>... having killed a family of six on the process. Driving like that
>>was simply stupid.
>>
>>
>>Matt
>
>
> Thanks again for your opinion. I would like to see what you would do in
> the same situation, but I don't wish that on anyone. But I can tell you
> that, with 99.9% confidence, you wouldn't do what you say you would do.
>
> And I never did say it was smart. It was a last resort.
Actually, I've been in similar situations several times. Not identical,
but similar. I worked as a logger for 5 years and made a few runs with
victims of some nasty injuries (ever see what a chainsaw does to a
limb?). I drove briskly, but rarely much exceeded the speed limit. And
often the drive was an hour of dirt roads.
As an ambulance driver once told me, it doesn't do much good if you
create a second accident while leaving the scene of the original accident.
Matt
> Matt Whiting <whiting@epix.net> wrote in
> news:x1Mdg.9022$lb.820286@news1.epix.net:
>
>
>>>I'm glad to hear that you had a good outcome, but you could just as
>>>easily ended up in a smoking pile of wreckage on the side of the
>>>road.
>>
>>... having killed a family of six on the process. Driving like that
>>was simply stupid.
>>
>>
>>Matt
>
>
> Thanks again for your opinion. I would like to see what you would do in
> the same situation, but I don't wish that on anyone. But I can tell you
> that, with 99.9% confidence, you wouldn't do what you say you would do.
>
> And I never did say it was smart. It was a last resort.
Actually, I've been in similar situations several times. Not identical,
but similar. I worked as a logger for 5 years and made a few runs with
victims of some nasty injuries (ever see what a chainsaw does to a
limb?). I drove briskly, but rarely much exceeded the speed limit. And
often the drive was an hour of dirt roads.
As an ambulance driver once told me, it doesn't do much good if you
create a second accident while leaving the scene of the original accident.
Matt
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Re: Replacing old speedometer, how do I reset actual miles ??
Eric G. wrote:
> Matt Whiting <whiting@epix.net> wrote in
> news:x1Mdg.9022$lb.820286@news1.epix.net:
>
>
>>>I'm glad to hear that you had a good outcome, but you could just as
>>>easily ended up in a smoking pile of wreckage on the side of the
>>>road.
>>
>>... having killed a family of six on the process. Driving like that
>>was simply stupid.
>>
>>
>>Matt
>
>
> Thanks again for your opinion. I would like to see what you would do in
> the same situation, but I don't wish that on anyone. But I can tell you
> that, with 99.9% confidence, you wouldn't do what you say you would do.
>
> And I never did say it was smart. It was a last resort.
Actually, I've been in similar situations several times. Not identical,
but similar. I worked as a logger for 5 years and made a few runs with
victims of some nasty injuries (ever see what a chainsaw does to a
limb?). I drove briskly, but rarely much exceeded the speed limit. And
often the drive was an hour of dirt roads.
As an ambulance driver once told me, it doesn't do much good if you
create a second accident while leaving the scene of the original accident.
Matt
> Matt Whiting <whiting@epix.net> wrote in
> news:x1Mdg.9022$lb.820286@news1.epix.net:
>
>
>>>I'm glad to hear that you had a good outcome, but you could just as
>>>easily ended up in a smoking pile of wreckage on the side of the
>>>road.
>>
>>... having killed a family of six on the process. Driving like that
>>was simply stupid.
>>
>>
>>Matt
>
>
> Thanks again for your opinion. I would like to see what you would do in
> the same situation, but I don't wish that on anyone. But I can tell you
> that, with 99.9% confidence, you wouldn't do what you say you would do.
>
> And I never did say it was smart. It was a last resort.
Actually, I've been in similar situations several times. Not identical,
but similar. I worked as a logger for 5 years and made a few runs with
victims of some nasty injuries (ever see what a chainsaw does to a
limb?). I drove briskly, but rarely much exceeded the speed limit. And
often the drive was an hour of dirt roads.
As an ambulance driver once told me, it doesn't do much good if you
create a second accident while leaving the scene of the original accident.
Matt
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Re: Replacing old speedometer, how do I reset actual miles ??
Eric G. wrote:
> Matt Whiting <whiting@epix.net> wrote in
> news:v6Mdg.9025$lb.820234@news1.epix.net:
>
>
>>So they can climb hills and accelerate at a decent rate. If you sized
>>the engine to have a top speed of 65 MPH, it would take you forever to
>>get there and you'd be climbing hills at 15 MPH. The manufacturers
>>can now limit speeds electronically and some cars do that. If idiots
>>keep driving like you claim to, then the government will at some point
>>make that decision for the car makers.
>>
>>Matt
>
>
> You talk like speed limiters are new. I seem to remember them being
> around, mechanical or electronic, for some time now :-)
>
> I don't remember claiming to drive that fast on a regular basis. In fact,
> if anything I drive too slow on a regular basis. But you're right about
> the idiots. I see them day in and day out. I really don't see the
> government doing anything to the manufacturers. They make too much off the
> tickets to warrant that. They will probably implement more photo radar
> units. That way they can let the idiots drive as fast as they want and
> just mail them a ticket and make some money.
OK, but I thought you were the one talking pretty cavalierly about
driving 130 MPH on public roads. Maybe I got you confused with another
poster.
Matt
> Matt Whiting <whiting@epix.net> wrote in
> news:v6Mdg.9025$lb.820234@news1.epix.net:
>
>
>>So they can climb hills and accelerate at a decent rate. If you sized
>>the engine to have a top speed of 65 MPH, it would take you forever to
>>get there and you'd be climbing hills at 15 MPH. The manufacturers
>>can now limit speeds electronically and some cars do that. If idiots
>>keep driving like you claim to, then the government will at some point
>>make that decision for the car makers.
>>
>>Matt
>
>
> You talk like speed limiters are new. I seem to remember them being
> around, mechanical or electronic, for some time now :-)
>
> I don't remember claiming to drive that fast on a regular basis. In fact,
> if anything I drive too slow on a regular basis. But you're right about
> the idiots. I see them day in and day out. I really don't see the
> government doing anything to the manufacturers. They make too much off the
> tickets to warrant that. They will probably implement more photo radar
> units. That way they can let the idiots drive as fast as they want and
> just mail them a ticket and make some money.
OK, but I thought you were the one talking pretty cavalierly about
driving 130 MPH on public roads. Maybe I got you confused with another
poster.
Matt
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Eric G. wrote:
> Matt Whiting <whiting@epix.net> wrote in
> news:v6Mdg.9025$lb.820234@news1.epix.net:
>
>
>>So they can climb hills and accelerate at a decent rate. If you sized
>>the engine to have a top speed of 65 MPH, it would take you forever to
>>get there and you'd be climbing hills at 15 MPH. The manufacturers
>>can now limit speeds electronically and some cars do that. If idiots
>>keep driving like you claim to, then the government will at some point
>>make that decision for the car makers.
>>
>>Matt
>
>
> You talk like speed limiters are new. I seem to remember them being
> around, mechanical or electronic, for some time now :-)
>
> I don't remember claiming to drive that fast on a regular basis. In fact,
> if anything I drive too slow on a regular basis. But you're right about
> the idiots. I see them day in and day out. I really don't see the
> government doing anything to the manufacturers. They make too much off the
> tickets to warrant that. They will probably implement more photo radar
> units. That way they can let the idiots drive as fast as they want and
> just mail them a ticket and make some money.
OK, but I thought you were the one talking pretty cavalierly about
driving 130 MPH on public roads. Maybe I got you confused with another
poster.
Matt
> Matt Whiting <whiting@epix.net> wrote in
> news:v6Mdg.9025$lb.820234@news1.epix.net:
>
>
>>So they can climb hills and accelerate at a decent rate. If you sized
>>the engine to have a top speed of 65 MPH, it would take you forever to
>>get there and you'd be climbing hills at 15 MPH. The manufacturers
>>can now limit speeds electronically and some cars do that. If idiots
>>keep driving like you claim to, then the government will at some point
>>make that decision for the car makers.
>>
>>Matt
>
>
> You talk like speed limiters are new. I seem to remember them being
> around, mechanical or electronic, for some time now :-)
>
> I don't remember claiming to drive that fast on a regular basis. In fact,
> if anything I drive too slow on a regular basis. But you're right about
> the idiots. I see them day in and day out. I really don't see the
> government doing anything to the manufacturers. They make too much off the
> tickets to warrant that. They will probably implement more photo radar
> units. That way they can let the idiots drive as fast as they want and
> just mail them a ticket and make some money.
OK, but I thought you were the one talking pretty cavalierly about
driving 130 MPH on public roads. Maybe I got you confused with another
poster.
Matt
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Eric G. wrote:
> Matt Whiting <whiting@epix.net> wrote in
> news:v6Mdg.9025$lb.820234@news1.epix.net:
>
>
>>So they can climb hills and accelerate at a decent rate. If you sized
>>the engine to have a top speed of 65 MPH, it would take you forever to
>>get there and you'd be climbing hills at 15 MPH. The manufacturers
>>can now limit speeds electronically and some cars do that. If idiots
>>keep driving like you claim to, then the government will at some point
>>make that decision for the car makers.
>>
>>Matt
>
>
> You talk like speed limiters are new. I seem to remember them being
> around, mechanical or electronic, for some time now :-)
>
> I don't remember claiming to drive that fast on a regular basis. In fact,
> if anything I drive too slow on a regular basis. But you're right about
> the idiots. I see them day in and day out. I really don't see the
> government doing anything to the manufacturers. They make too much off the
> tickets to warrant that. They will probably implement more photo radar
> units. That way they can let the idiots drive as fast as they want and
> just mail them a ticket and make some money.
OK, but I thought you were the one talking pretty cavalierly about
driving 130 MPH on public roads. Maybe I got you confused with another
poster.
Matt
> Matt Whiting <whiting@epix.net> wrote in
> news:v6Mdg.9025$lb.820234@news1.epix.net:
>
>
>>So they can climb hills and accelerate at a decent rate. If you sized
>>the engine to have a top speed of 65 MPH, it would take you forever to
>>get there and you'd be climbing hills at 15 MPH. The manufacturers
>>can now limit speeds electronically and some cars do that. If idiots
>>keep driving like you claim to, then the government will at some point
>>make that decision for the car makers.
>>
>>Matt
>
>
> You talk like speed limiters are new. I seem to remember them being
> around, mechanical or electronic, for some time now :-)
>
> I don't remember claiming to drive that fast on a regular basis. In fact,
> if anything I drive too slow on a regular basis. But you're right about
> the idiots. I see them day in and day out. I really don't see the
> government doing anything to the manufacturers. They make too much off the
> tickets to warrant that. They will probably implement more photo radar
> units. That way they can let the idiots drive as fast as they want and
> just mail them a ticket and make some money.
OK, but I thought you were the one talking pretty cavalierly about
driving 130 MPH on public roads. Maybe I got you confused with another
poster.
Matt
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Re: Replacing old speedometer, how do I reset actual miles ??
Matt Whiting <whiting@epix.net> wrote in
news:NVMdg.9035$lb.820384@news1.epix.net:
>> Thanks again for your opinion. I would like to see what you would do
>> in the same situation, but I don't wish that on anyone. But I can
>> tell you that, with 99.9% confidence, you wouldn't do what you say
>> you would do.
>>
>> And I never did say it was smart. It was a last resort.
>
> Actually, I've been in similar situations several times. Not
> identical, but similar. I worked as a logger for 5 years and made a
> few runs with victims of some nasty injuries (ever see what a chainsaw
> does to a limb?). I drove briskly, but rarely much exceeded the speed
> limit. And often the drive was an hour of dirt roads.
>
> As an ambulance driver once told me, it doesn't do much good if you
> create a second accident while leaving the scene of the original
> accident.
Let me know how you make out when it is YOUR wife or child. I was an EMT
in the late 80's myself. I never drove like that with anyone in my bus.
All I can say is you have no idea how you would react. And I hope you
never have to.
Eric
news:NVMdg.9035$lb.820384@news1.epix.net:
>> Thanks again for your opinion. I would like to see what you would do
>> in the same situation, but I don't wish that on anyone. But I can
>> tell you that, with 99.9% confidence, you wouldn't do what you say
>> you would do.
>>
>> And I never did say it was smart. It was a last resort.
>
> Actually, I've been in similar situations several times. Not
> identical, but similar. I worked as a logger for 5 years and made a
> few runs with victims of some nasty injuries (ever see what a chainsaw
> does to a limb?). I drove briskly, but rarely much exceeded the speed
> limit. And often the drive was an hour of dirt roads.
>
> As an ambulance driver once told me, it doesn't do much good if you
> create a second accident while leaving the scene of the original
> accident.
Let me know how you make out when it is YOUR wife or child. I was an EMT
in the late 80's myself. I never drove like that with anyone in my bus.
All I can say is you have no idea how you would react. And I hope you
never have to.
Eric
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Re: Replacing old speedometer, how do I reset actual miles ??
Matt Whiting <whiting@epix.net> wrote in
news:NVMdg.9035$lb.820384@news1.epix.net:
>> Thanks again for your opinion. I would like to see what you would do
>> in the same situation, but I don't wish that on anyone. But I can
>> tell you that, with 99.9% confidence, you wouldn't do what you say
>> you would do.
>>
>> And I never did say it was smart. It was a last resort.
>
> Actually, I've been in similar situations several times. Not
> identical, but similar. I worked as a logger for 5 years and made a
> few runs with victims of some nasty injuries (ever see what a chainsaw
> does to a limb?). I drove briskly, but rarely much exceeded the speed
> limit. And often the drive was an hour of dirt roads.
>
> As an ambulance driver once told me, it doesn't do much good if you
> create a second accident while leaving the scene of the original
> accident.
Let me know how you make out when it is YOUR wife or child. I was an EMT
in the late 80's myself. I never drove like that with anyone in my bus.
All I can say is you have no idea how you would react. And I hope you
never have to.
Eric
news:NVMdg.9035$lb.820384@news1.epix.net:
>> Thanks again for your opinion. I would like to see what you would do
>> in the same situation, but I don't wish that on anyone. But I can
>> tell you that, with 99.9% confidence, you wouldn't do what you say
>> you would do.
>>
>> And I never did say it was smart. It was a last resort.
>
> Actually, I've been in similar situations several times. Not
> identical, but similar. I worked as a logger for 5 years and made a
> few runs with victims of some nasty injuries (ever see what a chainsaw
> does to a limb?). I drove briskly, but rarely much exceeded the speed
> limit. And often the drive was an hour of dirt roads.
>
> As an ambulance driver once told me, it doesn't do much good if you
> create a second accident while leaving the scene of the original
> accident.
Let me know how you make out when it is YOUR wife or child. I was an EMT
in the late 80's myself. I never drove like that with anyone in my bus.
All I can say is you have no idea how you would react. And I hope you
never have to.
Eric