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How do you guys feel about mandatory retesting or at least retesting after any ticket that accumulates a demerit point? I think a good portion of the problem drivers can't even pass our current licensing test anymore. They've gotten used to doing it "their way" and can't remember how they passed the test at 16.

Bringing over the German licensing ...

But squishy if you want to talk about "natural" abilities then based on your argument, any speed above 15km/h is too fast for the average person's skills.

Considering the skill of the average driver, can you really disagree with that? :mrgreen:

It takes us about 10 years to learn to walk without bumping into things, to look where we're going ...

I was referring more to "natural" abilities. Sure, you can take advanced driver training courses and tone your skills for several years. But when we talk about public roads, we have to consider the average driver - not a trained performance driver. For the average driver, just knowing that they are more likely to wreck at 250 km/h will not make ...

Update - it is illegal to ride a horse on the highway while barefoot if you are under 18.

That's one of those myths that no one can find the corresponding law to. It's perfectly legal, although some driving schools recommend against it.

Me, I go against the grain and teach people to drive starting with bare feet. It allows them better control over the pedals and decreases the chance of mashing both pedals when they go for the brake. I ...

The problem with that is - how do you tell the skill of the driver? You would have to pull them over first. Some sort of special training that comes with special "I can go faster" plates wouldn't work, as someone else could borrow or steal your plates/car. Officially allowing warnings for those with a 30-year clean record won't work for every case ...

We still can't overcome the fact that our brains have evolved to accomodate our 15 km/h running speed. The century or so of the automobile has yet to affect us biologically and we just can't process enough things at 250 km/h. That's why track runs are so much safer, because we limit the information we need to process.

Just being aware of the ...

Not to mention the SUVs which have a "best" speed of closer to 70-80 km/h. My Escape gets much better mileage on rural roads because of that (~100 km more per tank). 80 km/h, engine speed around 1800 RPM with the torque converter locked.

But there are way too many other variables in any collision to say that a certain speed will result in any outcome. I can guarantee that more people have died at lower speeds than at 250km/h (mostly probably just due to the volume of people that drive at 250), but on the autobahn, some people drive well over 250. I have been close to 300 a few ...

Good to see something being done through legal channels.

I'm not familiar with how a challenge works - if successful, does it completely strike 172 from the HTA?

What do the cops stop you for when they park on the ramp shoulder then? I've never been stopped by one before, but I have had people in front and behind me picked off. Seatbelt?

Err, typo? I have the special Dvorak keyboard where the 1 and the 9 are like the same key or something.

And my previous post was in response to Racer's post. I could see maybe seeking compensation if the pothole caused an accident and the street was in worse shape than others. Suing the city just for the hell of it is stupid.

So on/off-ramps assume the speed limit of the highway?

Jesus Christ, Internet rule #192: Jokes are to be followed by a smiley.

If that was a joke, then I apologize.

At what point does the speed limit become what it is for the road the ramp connects to? Is it 100 km/h all the way up to the intersection (and thus 100 km/h all the way through to the on-ramp), become the speed limit of the road at the beginning of the ramp, or does it assume the 50/80 km/h unsigned speed limit?

That's true, and I should have added to double-check the date of manufacture anyways. Although it's rare to find tires more than a couple years old at a retailer. Under good storage conditions away from sunlight and ozone, tires will last in excess of 10 years. Those ideal storage conditions are rare (and a sign of a retailer you want to return to ...

Even if the tire blowout was no fault of the city? Do you honestly think the city owes you anything in that case?

I thought that kind of thinking was limited to big-city America. "I'm inconvenienced, so someone has to pay me!"

Two thumbs down.

9/32 is only about 30% tire wear, so the tires are likely an acceptable age unless your vehicle was stored for a while.

Going on the assumption that a tire failure led to the accident, do you remember where the tire blew? If the tire failed in the tread portion, you likely hit something that punctured it. Failures caused by underinflation will be ...

Even in your scenario, speed was a factor. Not necessarily the factor, but still a factor. (The factor, arguably, would be a sudden lack of speed)

Besides, people who speed up from being tailgated have a poor understanding of physics. Even a big honkin' pickup can't push you using air.

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tdrive2 wrote:haha i wonder what was in the trunk of the car.

Maybee he had a few dozen boston creams for his team mates and couldn't let them go bad.

The weight kept the front tires off the ground, was unable to steer!!

Should carry less doughnuts next time. Or ditch the Boston Creams for some light, flaky croissants.

From my understanding, you keep to the outside lanes when turning right (90 degrees). You can choose to skip to the inside or stay outside if going straight (180 degrees). You should go to the inside lane and then back out again if you are turning left (270 degrees) or making a U-turn (360 degrees).

Waterloo's guidelines match up with Ottawa's ...

i went to look at the car, both front tires are busted, it ""looks"" like the steering shaft/ti rod end, are attached, so its likely the tire blew on me.

I think you are confusing your terms. The outer tie rod end, which attaches to the steering knuckle at the wheel, is connected to the tie rod - which then connects to the inner tie rod end and ...

Have you driven long enough to encounter understeer? That's what this sounds like - either through excessive speed or "black" ice.

If it is a mechanical failure, look at the tie rods and ball joints. The steering shaft pretty much never breaks.

The oddest thing about the 400 is the phantom traffic jams. Trucks get slowed down from the big hills and start to have elephant races holding up two lanes of traffic. So the guys a few kilometres down the highway get stuck in a jam which mysteriously clears up as we near the hill.

The 400 is fast, but it doesn't feel unsafe until you get near ...

Sure you would be able to issue more tickets but some cars might not notice them like the marked vics.

When you see a marked vic it is clearly one and you get the hell out of the way.

Those lights bar on the roof can be seen from REALLY far away.

If there is an officer at the side of the road giving a ticket and he only has some light LED's on ...

Your expression in the picture makes it look like that one headline undid a whole season of TV rehab. WHAT WOULD CAM SAY?!

Have you noticed a difference between OPP's all-white and black-and-white cruisers?

When I am in the circle, I like to see incoming and exiting vehicles signal because it shows me that they are aware of what they are approaching and gives me a chance to adjust my speed to accomodate them (when I can).

Right now I have noticed that there are basically three types of people on the roundabouts. One type has never seen one before and ...

That looks recent, I see blue lights.