Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/05/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Simon, My car does not have cruise control, my foot is it... Perhaps I should have qualified my statements a bit. I do not speed in towns. I do not accelerate pointlessly when the right changes to green only to slam on the brakes at the next intersection. But when I drive somewhere far away, I will drive as fast as is reasonable in order to get there. "Reasonable" depends on road conditions, the volume of traffic, the speed limit, and whether or not there are speed cameras around. So, for example, if I am driving to Denmark on a Sunday, I will drive around 140 km/h in the Netherlands, slowing down near cities since that is where the speed cameras are; once in Germany (most of the drive), I open it up, as do other drivers, since there is no general speed limit on the Autobahn. And if the weather is good and the traffic light, then there is nothing wrong in going 160 or 180, whatever you are comfortable with, given your driving skills and the state of your car. Even at those speeds I am frequently passed by others. Then, once I cross into Denmark, I slow down to around 140-150 again, since the speed limit is 110 or 130 and the motorways tend to be a bit more curvy than in Germany. I do not believe any of the above is unsafe in any way, and is certainly not related to intelligence. Both intelligent and stupid people can drive fast or slowly, and I have seen all permutations of that. Nathan Simon Ogilvie wrote: > On 5/19/05, Timothy Atherton <tim@kairosphoto.com> wrote: > >>I didn't think you could go on a long drive in (or even to) Denmark or >>France... :-) > > > Depends on your definition of "long" :-) > > I find Nathan's statement "I simply find it physically impossible > to drive a car at 65 mph or even the 75 mph" alarming. For an > apparently intelligent > person to say this is deeply worrying. I find the cruise control > button on my car > very effective at helping me stay at one speed - you should try it Nathan! > > Simon. > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- Nathan Wajsman Almere, The Netherlands General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com Seville photography: http://www.fotosevilla.com Stock photography: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman http://myloupe.com/home/found_photographer.php?photographer=507 Prints for sale: http://www.photodeluge.com