Suzuki Samurai was Re: [geeks] SPARC proprietary (waaaay

[Mike Meredith]

On Wed, 15 Oct 2003 13:37:56 -0400, Kurt Huhn wrote:
> Some vehicles stop *way* more quickly than others, and a variety of
> reasons could prevent you from stopping in time.  
> 
> The person slamming on their brakes to avoid the tree-rat needs to be
> taken out back and beaten mercilessly.  They're a danger to everyone

Hmm ... they obviously teach driving differently in the US.

Over here an emergency stop is a perfectly acceptable move, and drivers
behind are supposed to keep enough distance that they can make a stop in
time (even if some vehicles stop quicker than others). Of course many
don't, and end up being statistics in the next fog pile-up.

Stopping for a 'tree-rat' might be excessive, but an emergency stop
might be necessary at any time so a bit of unnecessary practice
shouldn't cause any harm if the drivers behing behave as if an emergancy
stop might be necessary at any time.