Re: It can't really be true!

On Sun, 27 Jul 2008, Mike P wrote:

What are you wittering on about? I'm responding to Mike P's comment
that "some thick twats insists on literally stopping to get over them.
Which is a surprise when I'm trundling along at 25mph over them."

Good for him. If I tried going over humps (the ones across the road,
not the square lumps) at 25mph it would damage the car.

Why? Is your car broken? I'm certainley not the only person who does this on
this bit of road, I've seen all types of vehicle going over them at a
sensible speed. I generally stick to the speed limit through there, but many
don't...

Read my reply and you'll see that I explained the timing effect of going
over humps at different speeds, which is clearly different for different
vehicles.

--
Chris
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