Author Topic: Take the Road Safety test (Read 773 times)

Pooh21 · « **Reply #15 on:** September 25, 2003, 05:40:42 AM »

Got the train question wrong, I picked 3 miles.
It said wrong a train takes further to stop then most people think, its stops in 1.5.
?
That test is stupid.

Ripsnort · « **Reply #16 on:** September 25, 2003, 07:23:44 AM »

Funked, the 41 of 50 states I've driven in "merging" onto a freeway, not one single interstate had the merging traffic as having right of way. Maybe you've just developed bad driving habits?

lazs2 · « **Reply #17 on:** September 25, 2003, 08:11:46 AM »

The stopping distances were wrong but it was obvious what the answer was because the other two answers were ridiculous... Those questions didn't teach anything about saftey but may have helped with test taking skills.
lazs

Ripsnort · « **Reply #18 on:** September 25, 2003, 08:15:02 AM »

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Originally posted by lazs2
The stopping distances were wrong but it was obvious what the answer was because the other two answers were ridiculous... Those questions didn't teach anything about saftey but may have helped with test taking skills.
lazs

Can you provide a link for the right stopping distances? Thks.

lazs2 · « **Reply #19 on:** September 25, 2003, 08:23:22 AM »

Rip... you can get 60 to zero average stopping distances from any car magazine that features road tests. The average these days is about 150-200 feet with many below 150 Three times that is a little high even including reaction time. I guess if you count dialing the cell phone or reloading the CD player in that reaction time then they could be pretty close.
lazs

Ripsnort · « **Reply #20 on:** September 25, 2003, 08:25:05 AM »

Gimme facts and data or shut up.

Make sure you average it. I'm certain my BMW stops in half the time of your El Camino, but what about taking the two and averaging it?

lazs2 · « **Reply #21 on:** September 25, 2003, 08:41:23 AM »

you would be wrong then. In the last baer brake challenge a '65 Chevelle with a similar setup to mine won the braking part of the challenge with a stopping distance of 105 feet while the BEST bmw there ( a twin turbo M3) did 116 feet.... all 60-0.

I don't bet very often but I will be more than glad to bet pink slips (no dowding... don't get excited.. it is the U.S. term for automobile title of ownership) that.... you can not stop in half the distance that my old wore out El Camino can in your BMW from 60 to 0. If you feel that your car it worth more then I will be glad to make up the difference in cash.

When do we do it?
lazs

Ripsnort · « **Reply #22 on:** September 25, 2003, 08:51:45 AM »

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Originally posted by lazs2
you would be wrong then. In the last baer brake challenge a '65 Chevelle with a similar setup to mine won the braking part of the challenge with a stopping distance of 105 feet while the BEST bmw there ( a twin turbo M3) did 116 feet.... all 60-0.

I don't bet very often but I will be more than glad to bet pink slips (no dowding... don't get excited.. it is the U.S. term for automobile title of ownership) that.... you can not stop in half the distance that my old wore out El Camino can in your BMW from 60 to 0. If you feel that your car it worth more then I will be glad to make up the difference in cash.

When do we do it?
lazs

LOL! I have 13" rotors Laz! And my car weighs 3200 lbs! Stock!

By the way, theres no such thing a Twin Turbo M3.

lazs2 · « **Reply #23 on:** September 25, 2003, 09:01:39 AM »

No... there is not... and there is no such thing as a stock four wheel disc brake chevelle... the challenge was an "anything goes" event.

but.... with those 13" rotors and a manly man like yourself driveing and... a leather gucci bmw keyfob... and... since you customized your car by oicking the color.... you should have no trouble winning the bet....

name the time and place... gotta be a dry asphalt stretch and be legal and safe.... and you will be that much closer to owning or crushing a wore out old 69 El Camino. All ya gotta do is stop in half the distance it will from 60-0 ...

heck... we can even have the guys on your bmw newsgroup run and judge the event.

Oh.... there were 4 chevelles in the even and the worst one stoped 25 feet further than the bmw. The bmw was using aftermarket ceramic pads but so was most everyone.

The worst car in the event was within 60 feet of the bmw ( a 65 impala wagon with disc drum combo).

But... the color and key fob and reading your newsgroup should give you the edge that you need to prevail.
lazs

Ripsnort · « **Reply #24 on:** September 25, 2003, 09:06:10 AM »

By the way, nice way of diverting attention from facts and data that you failed to supply to prevent from looking wrong by the averages posted by the National Transportation Safety Board. I will give you that.

Manedew · « **Reply #25 on:** September 25, 2003, 09:08:09 AM »

Train stopping question is porked... a full speed train? An urban Train? .... most states require urban trains too be much, much slower... handsomehunk test desingers .. you need to include "full speed" in the question

gofaster · « **Reply #26 on:** September 25, 2003, 09:40:24 AM »

150 yards to stop a vehicle going 60 mph on a bright, sunny day with dry road conditions? I don't think so. My 4runner can stop in less distance than that.

I scored 850, missing the Interstate exit question (I didn''t know the exit sign placement above the roadsign would indicate the side of the road the exit was on).

gofaster · « **Reply #27 on:** September 25, 2003, 09:42:50 AM »

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Originally posted by Ripsnort
Funked, the 41 of 50 states I've driven in "merging" onto a freeway, not one single interstate had the merging traffic as having right of way. Maybe you've just developed bad driving habits?

I just looked at the fact that the exiting car had its nose in front of the merging car. The car in front has the right of way.

SOB · « **Reply #28 on:** September 25, 2003, 09:52:47 AM »

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Originally posted by Ripsnort
By the way, nice way of diverting attention from facts and data that you failed to supply to prevent from looking wrong by the averages posted by the National Transportation Safety Board. I will give you that.

Well, actually it was you who said your big money waste could stop in half the time his el camino could. He was just responding to that suggestion, and asked you to prove it. Now, if you believe you were wrong, you could probably get this thread back on track by just admitting it, rather than trying to avoid his request.

beet1e · « **Reply #29 on:** September 25, 2003, 10:21:07 AM »

700.

Ones I got wrong - the train question (did it say the length/weight of the train? Wouldn't that make a difference?), the one about the mile markers increasing/decreasing, and the one about which lane to be in - never knew that the positioning of the exit sign on top of the highway sign represented the exit lane.

I got the stopping distance questions right, but wouldn't it depend on the car's brakes? Damn sure my Golf can stop a lot quicker (servo assisted disc brakes with ABS) than the Beetle (drum brakes all round, no ABS, no power assistance, single leading shoe - LOL!).