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Dianne Lewandowski ) writes: I'm curious. Why does speed cause road damage? A heavy truck is a heavy truck and causes stress on highways no matter the speed, I would think? Dianne I suspect this is a classic case of Newtonian physics; kinetic energy, momentum and all that jazz. If a truck is going slowly, and hits an irregularity on the road, it does not hit it with much in the way of energy amd momentum, and so causes less damage. It is like a boxing match. If one boxer hits his opponent slowly, he will do lot less damage than if his fist is travelling fast. HTH. -- Jim Cripwell. From Canada. Land of the Key Bird. This creature of doom flies over the frozen tundra in winter, shrieking its dreaded call; "Key, Key, Key, Key rist but it's cold!!" |
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Linda D. wrote:
If you speed be prepared for a speeding ticket and don't complain if you get one. How is this presented as an opinion rather than an order, Linda? I'll complain if I want to, thank you very much. Elizabeth -- *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~living well is the best revenge~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* The most important thing one woman can do for another is to illuminate and expand her sense of actual possibilities. --Adrienne Rich *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* |
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On 5/8/05 6:27 AM, in article , "F.James
Cripwell" wrote: I suspect this is a classic case of Newtonian physics; kinetic energy, momentum and all that jazz. If a truck is going slowly, and hits an irregularity on the road, it does not hit it with much in the way of energy amd momentum, and so causes less damage. It is like a boxing match. If one boxer hits his opponent slowly, he will do lot less damage than if his fist is travelling fast. HTH. -- Jim Cripwell. From Canada. Land of the Key Bird. This creature of doom flies over the frozen tundra in winter, shrieking its dreaded call; "Key, Key, Key, Key rist but it's cold!!" Force = (Mass x acceleration) + K In this case, K = heat and friction caused by the tires, mass the total sum of the vehicle and it's load |
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"Brenda" wrote in message ... I'm not entirely certain how it works. I have a good friend who is a structural engineer with Iowa DOT who assures me this is true. Dianne Lewandowski wrote: I'm curious. Why does speed cause road damage? A heavy truck is a heavy truck and causes stress on highways no matter the speed, I would think? I would think that it has more to do with the braking and accelerating. Judy |
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Sigh - I have this picture of Dawne heading towards Regina with the
top down, hair flying out behind her singing Brunhildes part lol Oh, I wish. We are having sporadic thunderstorms (which might be okay for the Brunhilde part) and nasty cold wind. But I did drive over the limit, just on general principal, on my way to church, and passed someone in the parking lot!! Dawne |
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Linda D. wrote:
If you speed be prepared for a speeding ticket and don't complain if you get one. Elizabeth wrote: How is this presented as an opinion rather than an order, Linda? I'll complain if I want to, thank you very much. Elizabeth On Sun, 08 May 2005 14:02:45 GMT, Lucretia Borgia wrote: I thought that was a stab at me because I started this rolling by 'fessing up I received a ticket for speeding. I never said though that I didn't deserve it. snipped Sigh - I have this picture of Dawne heading towards Regina with the top down, hair flying out behind her singing Brunhildes part lol Arghhhhh......I wasn't presenting my opinion to anyone specific, but speeders in general. If *a person* drives over the speed limit be prepared to get a speeding ticket, and if that person does get a speeding ticket they have no one to blame but themselves. Just the same as if you drink and drive and get stopped by the police, be prepared for an impaired driving charge. It's common sense... ....Linda |
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Linda D. wrote:
Arghhhhh......I wasn't presenting my opinion to anyone specific, but speeders in general. If *a person* drives over the speed limit be prepared to get a speeding ticket, and if that person does get a speeding ticket they have no one to blame but themselves. Just the same as if you drink and drive and get stopped by the police, be prepared for an impaired driving charge. It's common sense... It is common sense, so I guess I'm puzzled about why you keep needing to repeat it. When I drove from Indiana to Delaware three times a year, I could save an hour or more on my trip by exceeding the speed limit (then 55 on the Penn Turnpike) or by travelling through states with a higher limit (or lower fines). It was a caculation that I made, that as often as I got a speeding ticket (once in 8 years), the cost was well worth the time saved on the trips. I was lucky that I did not get pulled over more often, but I was also careful to do nothing, other than exceeding the speed limit (and not by much), that would have caused me to be pulled over. What I don't understand is your need to equate speeding drivers with reckless or drunk drivers. It's not the same thing. You'll probably consider me a reckless dog owner as well, when I tell you that there is no place in town where dogs are allowed to be off leash. My dogs need to run, so my husband and I take them out on the wharf when there is no one around, and spread out, and call them back and forth between us. When someone approaches, we call them to heel, and leash them immediately. Am I breaking the law? Yup. Could I be fined $50 for it? Yup. Will I consider it money well spent when it happens? You betcha! Does that put me in the same category as the person who lets their dog run wild all the time? Not a chance. Elizabeth -- *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~living well is the best revenge~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* The most important thing one woman can do for another is to illuminate and expand her sense of actual possibilities. --Adrienne Rich *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* |
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On Sun, 08 May 2005 19:20:25 -0400, "Dr. Brat"
wrote: When I drove from Indiana to Delaware three times a year, I could save an hour or more on my trip by exceeding the speed limit (then 55 on the Penn Turnpike) or by travelling through states with a higher limit (or lower fines). It was a caculation that I made, that as often as I got a speeding ticket (once in 8 years), the cost was well worth the time saved on the trips. I was lucky that I did not get pulled over more often, but I was also careful to do nothing, other than exceeding the speed limit (and not by much), that would have caused me to be pulled over. What I don't understand is your need to equate speeding drivers with reckless or drunk drivers. It's not the same thing. You'll probably consider me a reckless dog owner as well, when I tell you that there is no place in town where dogs are allowed to be off leash. My dogs need to run, so my husband and I take them out on the wharf when there is no one around, and spread out, and call them back and forth between us. When someone approaches, we call them to heel, and leash them immediately. Am I breaking the law? Yup. Could I be fined $50 for it? Yup. Will I consider it money well spent when it happens? You betcha! Does that put me in the same category as the person who lets their dog run wild all the time? Not a chance. Elizabeth ....and all this is 'your opinion', and you are certainly entitled to it. I just don't happen to agree with it. ....Linda |
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Linda D. wrote:
...and all this is 'your opinion', and you are certainly entitled to it. I just don't happen to agree with it. You don't have to agree. But don't complain when I don't sit back and smile sweetly when you disagree. I'm not going to accept your proclaimations of your opinion any more than you accept mine. Elizabeth -- *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~living well is the best revenge~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* The most important thing one woman can do for another is to illuminate and expand her sense of actual possibilities. --Adrienne Rich *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* |
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"Lucretia Borgia" wrote I don't know about Saskatchewan but in NS the worst fate that can befall you happens if you hit somebody entering or leaving a church ! I guess we are still that type of Province lol I could make a comment about it all depending on which church they were entering or leaving (having once seen a "Drive slowly, you might hit an Anglican" sign), but that would be unkind. Dawne |
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