automatics trannies

Post #123,808 by rcareaga 11/3/03 9:56:31 AM Reply	automatics trannies A Los Angeles traffic jam I can, and have, handled in a standard transmission. Where automatics shine is in certain traffic jams in San Francisco--say, bumper-to-bumper halfway up one of our steeper hills, where a four- or five-speed requires far more rigorous fontal lobe input than slow driving ought to, particularly when some arsehole with an automatic has pulled up to within three inches of your rear bumper. These special situations apart I'm disposed to paraphrase (rather broadly) Truman Capote's dismissal of Jack Kerouac and sneer "That's not driving--it's steering." cordially, Die Welt ist alles, was der Fall ist.
Post #123,809 by admin 11/3/03 10:04:24 AM Reply	Treat the tailgaters as an opportunity... ... to save your leg a bit. Roll back the 3 inches and use their car as a nice prop. ;-) That's a pet peeve of mine: people who have no clue that a stick shift on a steep hill requires a certain amount of rollback room, no matter how good the driver is. I've had people tailgate me up hills on snow-covered roads. My main defense tactic is to start rolling backwards before the ass behind me gets it in his head to cinch up the slack. A few small bebops on the brake remind most people to leave the room. Some people quite satisfyingly freak out when they see the car in front of them rolling backwards without backup lights on... Regards, -scott anderson "Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson..."
Post #123,813 by deSitter 11/3/03 10:20:38 AM 11/3/03 10:23:24 AM Reply	Re: automatics trannies Yeah, but a manual can go down those hills with minimal braking, using low gear to control speed. This is a bigger advantage than the disavantage of rollback, which can be controlled by slipping the clutch slightly. -drl Edited by deSitter Nov. 3, 2003, 10:23:24 AM EST Expand All History
Post #123,902 by Ashton 11/3/03 5:03:33 PM Reply	I can leave mine in LOW for that maneuver. Next?
Post #123,906 by ben_tilly 11/3/03 5:16:01 PM Reply	Point However an hour of bad LA traffic is far harder to handle than, say, an hour in the midwest. Cheers, Ben "good ideas and bad code build communities, the other three combinations do not" - [link\|http://archives.real-time.com/pipermail/cocoon-devel/2000-October/003023.html\|Stefano Mazzocchi]
Post #123,913 by admin 11/3/03 5:51:47 PM Reply	Sitting still in smog is sitting still in smog. It doesn't happen nearly as often out here, no, but when it does it's just as bad. That said, from personal experience I think the traffic in DC is actually worse than in LA. Regards, -scott anderson "Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson..."
Post #123,914 by deSitter 11/3/03 5:54:31 PM Reply	Re: Sitting still in smog is sitting still in smog. LA traffic is depressing because you can get in a jam at 1 in the morning! The PCH was jammed at all hours last time I visited. Worst traffic I experienced was in Chicago - huge city with not enough freeways. -drl

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