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rob, Sun 1 Apr 2001, 1:00)
Stopping distances
uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080527142838AA66wy7
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hartley hare Just some prick who thinks it doesn't apply to him, Tue 18 Jun 2013, 11:24,
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12 years ago)
If those are the Highway Code ones
they were written when everyone drove shit cars like Cortinas with crossply tyres, live axles and drum brakes. Modern cars stop way quicker than that.
What hasn't got any better though is the meatsack behind the wheel.
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localboy purveyor of pisspoor puns, Tue 18 Jun 2013, 11:27,
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Could you break to a full stop at 30mph within 10'?
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hartley hare Just some prick who thinks it doesn't apply to him, Tue 18 Jun 2013, 11:31,
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easy
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Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 18 Jun 2013, 11:32,
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What do you drive a Tank?
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hartley hare Just some prick who thinks it doesn't apply to him, Tue 18 Jun 2013, 11:34,
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No, cos the thinking distance before you hit the pedal is 30ft
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localboy purveyor of pisspoor puns, Tue 18 Jun 2013, 11:35,
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This is Nakers knowing him he probably thinks the ' sign means Kilometers
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hartley hare Just some prick who thinks it doesn't apply to him, Tue 18 Jun 2013, 11:37,
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yours might be you mongaloid
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Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 18 Jun 2013, 11:37,
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If your everyday reaction time is consistently under 0.3 of a second
a) you're in the wrong job and b) I'd expect your typing to be better
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localboy purveyor of pisspoor puns, Tue 18 Jun 2013, 11:44,
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