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Originally Posted by JackandJanet
Funny stories, Longshot. I have a "thing" about bicyclists here in Tucson who like to pedal up the Mt Lemmon highway (about 22 miles and a climb of around 6,000 feet from the base of the range). It's a 2-lane road, and most of it has a bike lane now, but some of our "fitness freaks" think it's cool to ride about four abreast in the uphill lane. Those guys I have no patience at all for.
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Ha, over here you have to be patient because they are all so rich they will sue you for looking at them wrong...the laws are skewed to be on their side unfortunately. The ironic thing about that day was that the dump truck was hauling road base for their bicycle lane. The only thing you can do is like what 95_tatsch does and that is to give them a black powder coat ever so often...just make sure the smoke is thick enough so that they cant get your plate or ID your vehicle.
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Originally Posted by JackandJanet
In answer to your question though about turning off the engine with the back end rotating, I simply don't know. I honestly can't see how a disaster is going to happen, simply because there's a torque converter. But, there could easily be transmission damage, possibly like you'd get from towing an auto trans with all four feet on the ground and the driveline connected.
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I havent figured out why they say that either. Are they afraid of someone leaving it in gear or is neutral not really neutral for autos?
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My feeling is though, the biggest need is to stop the vehicle. To hell with what happens to it in the process.
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Definitely, the checkbook in the red is better than being dead.
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Until you've been in a "panic" situation, you really can't imagine what it's like. I too went off the road once, when I was young, it was raining and the road was wet and I was driving too fast for a curve. Somehow, I managed to steer between an electrical pole and the steel cable that supported it. I started shaking AFTER I managed to get the car back on the road. I never told my parents about this - it was their car!
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Something tells me that everyone on here has done something like that.