How about "I may be slow, but I'm ahead of you"?
Joe Garrett
cell 425-344-1402
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Sent: Friday, September 07, 2001 7:55 AM
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Subject: Re: [MV] Fast drivers, slow MV's...(was [MV] Lights and Sirens
on MVs (An unpopular view))
List,
I have had many evil looks from many drivers on city streets who
think that just because their SUV can rabbit from 0-60 in 4 sec all
truck like vehicles should also. I am thinking about a sign for the
back of the M-37.. something to the effect of:
"I am 50 years old and weigh 7500 lbs. I don't move very fast"
still needs some thought but ...
Later,
Daryl
52-M37
> > Ok, this thread is pertinent to my situation and I'm
> > open to suggestions.
>
> > It's slow, 45, maybe 50 MPH top end. To get
> > anywhere in Southern California you're going to be
> > running on freeway.
> > Traffic moves at 70+ MPH there, a 20 to 25 MPH speed
> > disparity. I watch them come barrelling up on
> > me, realizing at the last second I'm not moving at
> > their speed. Repeatedly, I watch the nose of these
> > approaching vehicles drop as they jump on the
> > brakes. To make matters worse, they often force
> > their way over into the next lane, having already
> > reduced speed, and cause a chain reaction of panic
> > braking and swerving.
>
> I have witnessed the exact same thing in my M38A1
> except in Houston. It is zero fun. I know EXACTLY
> what you're talking about. M38A1 tops out about 50MPH
> without pushing it to 55. My unfortunate solution
> (since I'm still in grad school and short on money)
> was to sell the M38A1 and get an M1009. There is no
> safe way to drive an M38A1 on the highway in Southeast
> Texas...unless you have the "slow vehicle" blaze
> orange triangle on the back -- I looked it up and I
> forget exactly why, but it can't be used on the Jeep.
> I think you have to travel less than 15MPH to use it.
> Forget going that slow on the highway with ANY
> emblem...you will be smashed unless you're on the
> shoulder (if there is one) with a lot of road debris.
>
> > It's like playing Russian Roulette, and one of these
> > days the chamber isn't going to be empty.
>
> Correct.
>
> > So, do I accept the fact that technology has
> > outpaced these old trucks and stay away from the
> > freeways? I'm not going to be able to purchase a
> > tow vehicle and trailer capable of moving 5,750 lbs
> > of Dodge any time soon.
>
> I'm afraid you're stuck like I was...:-(
>
> > Or is there some way I can temporarily light or flag
> > my vehicle so folks notice it before they have to
> > test their anti-lock brakes? I was thinking
> > magnetic based amber beacon, but now I don't know.
> > I guess item #3: 4 way flashers, but I'm still
> > worried they won't be seen.
>
> If the speed limit is 65 MPH (It's now 75 on a lot of
> highways in Texas now, btw...) that means a lot of
> people are actually driving closer to 75 or 80MPH (85
> or 90 in the 75MPH case in Texas). At that speed, you
> could have lights going, siren, etc. and it won't
> matter...by the time they see you going slow, they
> will have hit you hard. Think about this though --
> usually when drivers see vehicles with lights ablaze,
> they see the vehicle going really fast! Especially
> using blue/red (I'm not addressing the legality of
> this here)...they'll think you're already going really
> fast! If you want to try the beacon, I would go with
> amber because people usually associate that color with
> utility trucks and other slow-moving vehicles...make
> sure it's easy to see from a distance because of their
> impaired reaction time...(from driving 70+ MPH)
>
> > Any other ideas?
>
> Sorry Chris...this is the problem I ran into and I
> just ended up staying in town all the time. The
> people here drive insane speeds. The HMV's we drive
> were never designed to go that fast...we'll lose every
> time when driving a lightweight MV and going slow.
>
> Good luck...be careful out there.
>
> T. Bloxom
> 1952 M38A1 (former...50-55MPH)
> 1985 M1009 CUCV (current...75+ MPH)
>
>
>
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