Re: Driver Skills

Posted by PackardV8 On 2009/5/20 13:12:34

All of u gentelmen ought to try it on a 48 Indian or any of the pre-60's HD's. Pulling sidecar is even worse. No trouble cruising 60 -65 mph but still seems like i'm a moving obstacle on the Interstate hwy.

Even in my faster vehicles capable of 90 - 110 mph all day long i still have to run in slow lane and have many passing me while i'm running 75-80.

The cops are all over I40 west of music and they are pulling speeders over every 8 to 10 miles now. I just don't understand it. Everyone cries about the economy and job losses (that are real) but traffic here in rural tn. is like 24-7 Christmas time.

I can remeber a time for many years prior to about 2002 when driving rural I40 at 80-90 mph was fairly safe and rarely a cop in site. Altho the speeds over 80 mph for me were very rare at that time. But there was nearly never a car in site.

An associate of mine owns Payless Towing in Dickson. His service end of the business is flat. EXCEPT for USED tyres!!! He says everyone is wearing out tires real fast so they buy used tires. But, don't service the car.

Neither one of us can figure that one out.