Miata Mailing List: January 1994, Message #156
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   From: moore@email.ncsc.navy.mil (Moore)
Subject: Crunch Space
   Date: Thu, 20 Jan 1994 11:53:46 -0500

I think crunch space can work against you, too. I typically leave at
least one car length (well, one Miata-length) between the car in
front of me and mine, and I've used it up before, when some stupid
person came sliding up behind me on a slick downhill road: I moved;
if I hadn't she'da hit me for sure. Ditto a couple of punks visiting
the beach for the weekend, really thought it was soooo funny getting
that close.

But what I'm worried about is this: picture yourself not leaving 
enough crunch space to account for the idiot behind you, moving up
*close* to the car in front of you, getting rear-ended, and *you*
hitting the Porsche or Lambo or whatever ahead of you; now try 
telling the officer (and insurance company) that yes, you actually
had enough presence of mind to move forward when you saw it coming,
that you weren't REALLY huddled up that close to begin with....

Think they'd buy it? I dunno.

-- 
Jim (moore@email.ncsc.navy.mil)

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