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Old 01-24-2007, 10:58 AM   #2 (permalink)
Kristian M Zoerhoff
 
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Re: drivers speeding away

On 2007-01-24, nash <zwepytzkehillc9@jetable.net> wrote:
>
> "Avoid rapid acceleration (putting the pedal to the metal) which can produce
> more than 40 times the emissions of normal driving."
>
> That means when ever a driver gets pissed off from seeing a cyclists and
> speeds up to get away from you like you are vermin he is polluting the air
> 40X more than if you were not there in front of him.
> I know it IS there fault but that puts my world out of wack cause I believed
> I was improving air quality and now it is a few degrees less so.


*******s will just find another excuse to be *******s if you aren't there.
Quit worrying about it and ride.

> Also, idling more that 30 seconds is worse than shutting off the motor
> and starting up again. I guesss some intersections they could get everyone
> shutting off the motor then. haha


I do that at tain tracks if I can't see the end of the train, or if it's
crawling through the crossing.

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