[pianotech] Accident

[David Love]

Sorry, got that wrong.  29.3 feet.

 

David Love

www.davidlovepianos.com

 

From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of David Love
Sent: Friday, November 16, 2012 10:58 AM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Accident

 

Remember, at 20 mph you travel 289 feet in one second.  

 

David Love

www.davidlovepianos.com

 

From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of tnrwim at aol.com
Sent: Friday, November 16, 2012 9:35 AM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Accident

 

Gotta ask though Wim, as you brought it up, what took your attention away?

 

I honestly don't remember. I think I was looking at something on the car
seat next to me. As a rule I try not to follow to close. I hate drivers who
come up right behind me. Whenever possible I move over and let them get
ahead of me. 

 

There was a lot of traffic on the highway, and we were all going only about
15 - 20 mph. So it wasn't a hard hit, but enough to deploy the airbag.  The
first thing I thought was, "what is that funny smell?"  

 Wim

-----Original Message-----
From: Terry Farrell <mfarrel2 at tampabay.rr.com>
To: Mike Kurta <mkurta1 at charter.net>; pianotech <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Fri, Nov 16, 2012 5:14 am
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Accident

Actually, for any given attention level, a rear-end collision always means
that following too closely was a factor - if you can't stop, you are by
definition too close.

 

Glad to hear Wim is okay though. Gotta ask though Wim, as you brought it up,
what took your attention away?

 

Only one time did I ever rear end a car. It was on a residential street when
a parked car that jumped out in front of me and stopped just as I was
looking left at a very attractive young lady walking down the sidewalk Many
years ago. Learned my lesson well. Now I never hit parked cars while looking
at pretty women.......  ;-)

 

Terry Farrell

 

 

On Nov 16, 2012, at 6:56 AM, Mike Kurta wrote:

 

    Wim:  May I suggest that following too closely to the car ahead might
have been a factor?

    Mike Kurta, RPT

    (yea, Crystal Lake)

----- Original Message -----

From: tnrwim at aol.com

To: Pianotech <mailto:pianotech at ptg.org> 

Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2012 11:53 PM

Subject: [pianotech] Accident

 

I just rear ended a car on the freeway. All I did was look away from the
road for second and the car in front of me was on top of me. I slammed on
the brakes but I hit it pretty hard.  Fortunately no one is hurt. But I have
major damage to the front end of my car. 

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