They're cracking down on people who roll through stop signs here. And run
red lights. Haven't heard anything about running yellows-I think they'd be
glad if running yellows was the problem-it's the red light runners that are
epidemic here.
Nigel is little-so I always stop. Of course, the people behind me don't
always!
Laura G. and Nigel
----- Original Message -----
From: Simmons, Reid W <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>
To: <Laura.G@141.com>
Cc: Spitfire Mail List <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 1999 12:01 PM
Subject: California Stop?
> Gee, and here I thought I had coined the phrase "California Stop". Here
in
> Oregon I use the term to refer to those drivers who accelerate upon seeing
a
> yellow light, and REALLY FLOOR IT if the light is "orange" (turning from
> yellow to red). This phenomenon seems to have been imported along with
the
> influx of immigrants from that state directly "south of our border". :)
>
> The cops, at least here in Beaverton, have given notice that they will be
> cracking down heavily on those who "run" yellow lights when they clearly
> could have brought their car to a safe stop.
>
> Reid
> '79 Spitfire (who stops at those yellow lights because my soon to be
> restored Spitfire will no longer be able to "outrun any cop car, any
time".)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Laura.G@141.com [mailto:Laura.G@141.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 1999 10:44 AM
> To: John Suchak
> Cc: Spitfire Mail List
> Subject: Re: Transmission
>
>
> Yep. Been there, done that. Been told (by a Ferrarri owner) it's the
proper
> way to drive a Ferrarri.
>
> I wonder, is there where the "California Stop" came from?
>
> Laura G. and Nigel
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: John Suchak <suchak@mediaone.net>
> To: <Growe58@aol.com>
> Cc: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 1999 5:32 AM
> Subject: Re: Transmission
>
>
> >
> > Growe58@aol.com wrote:
> > > Have you ever seen anyone "dry shift" a manual gearbox without
> > > using the clutch? They can do this because the engine speed perfectly
> matches
> > > the driveshaft speed and the gears cleanly mesh (oversimplification
> alert!).
> > > Obviously
> > > there is no way you can do this from a dead stop since the drive shaft
> speed
> > > is
> > > nothing and the engine speed is something,
> >
> > As an old aircooled VW enthusiast I have driven home several times after
> > losing the clutch cable by dry shifting. (Actually I used to dry shift
> > those cars alot, come to think of it!) At stop signs I'd just try to
> > crawl at idle in first, or if I *had* to stop I'd just shut it off.
> > When it was time to go again I'd just start it in first. Works like a
> > charm, albeit a bit hard on the starter motor.
> >
> > JS
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