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Impressive stuff
« on: 01 February 2013, 14:27:08 »
I wonder what would happen to a truck following behind but not so equipped !!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ridS396W2BY


Pretty impressive   :)
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Re: Impressive stuff
« Reply #1 on: 01 February 2013, 14:31:21 »
That is really impressive. :o
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Re: Impressive stuff
« Reply #2 on: 01 February 2013, 14:32:35 »
very impressive :y
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Re: Impressive stuff
« Reply #3 on: 01 February 2013, 14:34:23 »
I wonder if it works as well when the trailer is fully loaded  ::)
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Re: Impressive stuff
« Reply #4 on: 01 February 2013, 14:37:17 »
Quote from: Guffer on 01 February 2013, 14:34:23
I wonder if it works as well when the trailer is fully loaded  ::)

That is fully loaded!

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Re: Impressive stuff
« Reply #5 on: 01 February 2013, 14:57:11 »
That does seem impressive. As I cannot have sound on at work. I wondered if it would prevent tailgating?
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« Reply #6 on: 01 February 2013, 15:39:17 »
Wow! :o :o :o :o

The driver must always wear a seat belt with de-acceleration like that! ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Impressive stuff
« Reply #7 on: 01 February 2013, 16:00:27 »
Quote from: Lizzie Zoom on 01 February 2013, 15:39:17
Wow! :o :o :o :o

The driver must always wear a seat belt with de-acceleration like that! ;D ;D ;D

Yep, he'd have lost his laptop, DVD player, cup of coffee, mobile phone, Latvian Newspaper , etc... otherwise. ;)
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Re: Impressive stuff
« Reply #8 on: 01 February 2013, 16:14:34 »
The bloke driving the V70 couldn't quite bring himself to actually stop though :-\ must have nearly wet himself...

Would like to see how it copes doing that on a bend though :-\
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« Reply #9 on: 01 February 2013, 17:08:57 »
Quote from: ex taxi al on 01 February 2013, 16:14:34
The bloke driving the V70 couldn't quite bring himself to actually stop though :-\ must have nearly wet himself...

Would like to see how it copes doing that on a bend though :-\

Don't artics still have the anti-knife jacking devices fitted? ???
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05omegav6

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Re: Impressive stuff
« Reply #10 on: 01 February 2013, 17:36:00 »
Indeed, but like ABS, ESP, TCS etc, they can only bend the laws of physics, not rewrite them :y
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Re: Impressive stuff
« Reply #11 on: 01 February 2013, 17:37:47 »
certainly is impressive. Dont think Id like to be the one to unload the trailer after braking like that though ;D
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Re: Impressive stuff
« Reply #12 on: 01 February 2013, 18:01:47 »
 Very good and reassuring  :y
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Re: Impressive stuff
« Reply #13 on: 01 February 2013, 18:02:56 »
Quote from: ex taxi al on 01 February 2013, 17:36:00
Indeed, but like ABS, ESP, TCS etc, they can only bend the laws of physics, not rewrite them :y

How true! :D :D :y :y
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Re: Impressive stuff
« Reply #14 on: 01 February 2013, 18:06:25 »
But would the traffic following be so good?

Only ever as good as the weakest link.
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