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Discussion in 'Australia' started by Aircon, Mar 23, 2009.

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  1. simon klein

    simon klein Two Time F1 World Champ
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    ..and at the same shop the $120K 105 Alfa is now $95K,they must have ripped a couple of folk off with the other 2.
     
  2. kerrari

    kerrari Two Time F1 World Champ
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    It certainly didn’t get any better looking over 3 days...
     
  3. Gizzi

    Gizzi F1 Veteran
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    Fixed


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  4. simon klein

    simon klein Two Time F1 World Champ
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  5. simon klein

    simon klein Two Time F1 World Champ
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  6. Aircon

    Aircon Ten Time F1 World Champ
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    Interesting, as is the following comment

    https://www.whichcar.com.au/news/victorian-mp-overtaking-speed-limits

    Maybe only people who pass a highschool physics (applied maths) test should be allowed on the committee to decide this one. A 11m long truck is travelling at 90kmh and you want to overtake on an undivided country highway. If you travel at 100km/h how long does it take to overtake. If you travel at 110km/h how long does it take. How many metres difference is spent on the wrong side of the road exposed to other traffic. Assume you leave a 1.5 second gap behind and in-front during the overtaking procedure. Bonus question: What closing distance is consumed between your car and any approaching car travelling at 100kmh.
    Answers:
    At 100kmh it takes 7.0 second (4s to pass the truck and 3 seconds buffer) on the other side of the road and you travel 194m. The closing distance consumed is 388m.
    At 110kmh it takes 5.0 seconds (2s to pass the truck and 3 second buffer) on the other side of the road and you travel 153m. The closing distance consumed is 292m.
    You are 96m further (!) from a head-on accident if you overtake at 110kmh compared to 100kmh. Tell me how travelling just 10kmh slower at 100kmh makes you safer in this overtaking instance? Nothing magical or scary happens at 101kmh that causes a car to crash. Yes, there are risks with reaction times etc as sustained speeds creep up but surely exposure to head-on collisions is of critical and imminent importance in country road driving.
    **The difference would be even greater using a semi-trailer size truck. This was just a compact truck size.
     
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  7. moretti

    moretti Five Time F1 World Champ
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    Nov 1, 2003
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    So by doing 295kph I'm a much safer driver ?
     
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  8. Aircon

    Aircon Ten Time F1 World Champ
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    Yes...that's the gist of it
     
  9. moretti

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    I'll go try it and see what the cops think
     
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  10. kerrari

    kerrari Two Time F1 World Champ
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    I think some (dead) people discovered this when NT introduced speed limits on roads with roadtrains...
     
  11. Aircon

    Aircon Ten Time F1 World Champ
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    Just looking at this thing again. I absolutely love it.

     
  12. Horse

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    Gunna?
     
  13. Aircon

    Aircon Ten Time F1 World Champ
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    I wish I could
     
  14. Horse

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    Why can’t you?


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  15. Gizzi

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    Fixed


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  16. Aircon

    Aircon Ten Time F1 World Champ
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    They wouldn't give me an allocation.
     
  17. Horse

    Horse Three Time F1 World Champ
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    Didn’t you tell them who you were?


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  18. Aircon

    Aircon Ten Time F1 World Champ
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    No....but needed more ooommmph so I used your name
     
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  19. Horse

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    You could get a job.


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  20. Aircon

    Aircon Ten Time F1 World Champ
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    Don't be ridiculous
     
  21. Aircon

    Aircon Ten Time F1 World Champ
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  22. PAP 348

    PAP 348 Nine Time F1 World Champ
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    That's cool. Look at how big the power plant was/is in the Countach. :eek:
     
  23. Aircon

    Aircon Ten Time F1 World Champ
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