Re: Traffic Violation?

On Tue, 18 Jun 2024 00:38:13 GMT, Tom Kunich <cyclintom@yahoo.com>
wrote:

On Mon Jun 17 11:17:47 2024 Jeff Liebermann  wrote:

On Mon, 17 Jun 2024 15:09:18 GMT, Tom Kunich <cyclintom@yahoo.com>
wrote:
 

In California the highway patrol seems to think that slowing traffic down to the speed limit is excessive enforcement. It is perfectly normal for traffic to be moving along at 75 or 80 in a 65 mph maximum highway speed limit to be passed by cars doing 100 mph or more in the slow lane of the freeway when ahead you can see traffic entering via an on-ramp.

 
Where did you find that amazing piece of mis-information?  Where did
you see it as being "perfectly normal" which I presume means that all
traffic was "moving along at 75 or 80"?  In this corner of paradise,
that can't be done during daylight hours because of traffic
congestion.
 
100 mph is certainly possible, if the vehicle has properly aligned,
balanced and inflated tires, properly tuned suspension and the drive
has some experience driving at high speeds.  Most vehicles and drives
fail on all these requirements.
 
I wouldn't worry about crashing at high speeds.  It's the slow drivers
that are involved in most accidents:
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solomon_curve>
"...the greater the difference between a driver?s speed and the
average speed of traffic - both above and below that average speed -
the greater the likelihood of involvement in a crash."
 
Incidentally, air resistance increases with the CUBE of the vehicle
speed.  The corresponding decrease in gasoline mileage (and EV MPGe
performance) are good incentives to drive slowly.  Drafting is also
more effective if everyone is driving at the same speed.

You really have to see where Liebermann lives to appreciate what a mindless knucklehead he is.

<http://www.learnbydestroying.com/jeffl/pics/home/>
The local maps have too many errors.  If you really want to see where
I live, this map should help:
<http://www.learnbydestroying.com/jeffl/crud/1540-Jackson-Ave.jpg>

He mostly drives on two lane country roads.

True.  My driving has been drastically reduced since I retired in Dec
2020.  Last tax year was only 6,000 miles.

ANYONE that drives on Freeways in Califoirnia has seem exactly what I said - Highway Patrol sitting at the side of the freeway as the cars in the "Limited Access" lanes which are limited to 65 like everyone else are driving at 75 to 80 mph.

"Limited Access" lanes?  I thought they were called "express lanes" in
the SF bay area.  Tom, it's odd that you should mention such lanes.
You're not currently employed or doing anything that requires
commuting.  The few rides that I was able to track when you were using
Strava were near such lanes, but didn't seem to provide any benefits.
Here's a map of the current express lanes:
<https://511.org/express-lanes>
No express lanes on the bridges.  Nothing north of San Leandro.  It's
also customary to create such dedicated lanes in areas with high
traffic congestion.  There are public traffic camera all over the
major roads.
<https://cwwp2.dot.ca.gov/vm/iframemap.htm>
<https://cwwp2.dot.ca.gov/vm/streamlist.htm>
I've looked at them in the middle of the night, and they're often
packed with cars.  Where and what time of day/night did you see
"everyone else" (which means everyone) driving at 75 to 80 mph?

Liebermann saying differently, means that he is either blind, unconscious or most likely simply lying because he does all of the time.

All the time.  Show me as specific example where I lied I might
believe it.  I have made mistakes (too often) but I don't lie,
fabricate events, guess on numbers, post amazing facts and politicize
almost everything, like you do.

Cars passing in the slow lane at 100 mph is also so common that
no one who drives the freeway doesn't see it unless there is
bumper to bumper traffic.

Have you ever been in a car going 100 mph on un-prepared roads?  I got
a free ride at Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving in the
late 1970's when it was in Sonoma, Ca (Sears Point).  It was a scary
experience.  No way is the average driver going to do that on a
freeway.

Traffic camera on I-880 at 10:30am:
<https://cwwp2.dot.ca.gov/vm/loc/d4/tvb17i880justnorthofsr238.htm>
Play the video and click on the disappearing icon in the lower right.
Traffic is moving along, especially in the limited access (inside)
lane.  Oops.  North bound just came to a congested halt.  If anyone
wants the speed numbers, use Google Earth to estimate the distance
between the freeway lights and time how long it takes for the traffic
to move between two lights.  CalTrans recommended spacing is 25 to 50
ft.



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