My favourite, although admittedly on the back of a powerful sports car -
YOU LOSE
Alternatively, how about -
"How come you paid for all that power if you're still behind me ?"
"If I go any slower I'll be going backwards - you have been warned !"
"I'm sorry to hold you up. If you feel you can fight the enemy on your own,
then please pass and I'll take a break"
Glenn
'42 MB
----- Original Message -----
From: <lehmans@execpc.com>
To: Military Vehicles Mailing List <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Friday, September 07, 2001 3:54 PM
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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