CatmanV2
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For the brains among you.
Imagine, if you will, a situation where a hypothetical driver is heading home of an evening in late November. It's dark, but the roads are dry affording plenty of grip should it be required.
In accordance with the laws of Italian causality it should be assumed that this driver is exploring the limits of the road and his vehicle as opposed to slavishly sticking to the laws of the land, but still not, in his hypothetical mind compromising his safety, or that of other road users.
Extend if you will your hypothesis to include a local Astra driver who, for reasons best know to himself, decides that trying to overtake our hero on a roundabout would be a good way to prove his cojones, and so takes the outside lane.
Naturally, being a mature, and experienced driver our hero continues driving in the manner, he has been, right up until he realises that Astra man actually now needs to be in the inside line, while Maser driver needs to be in the outside lane.
So they sway places, Maserman being mature and allowing Astraman in front.
Right about this point, hypothetically the blue lights start up in the rear view mirror. Both characters in this entirely hypothetical story are still traveling at maybe 10mph over the approved limit.
Astra Man goes straight at the next lights, rapidly being gained on by car with blue lights. Maser man, we can assume turns right, and thus the blue lights are no longer visible.
The question I have is this: If a situation like this had ever happened, should Maserman be at all concerned that a small brown envelope may even now be winging its way towards his doormat. Further assuming that this incident took place (hypothetically) last night, how long would Maserman have to hold his breath to be sure siad envelope will not be arriving?
TIA
C
Imagine, if you will, a situation where a hypothetical driver is heading home of an evening in late November. It's dark, but the roads are dry affording plenty of grip should it be required.
In accordance with the laws of Italian causality it should be assumed that this driver is exploring the limits of the road and his vehicle as opposed to slavishly sticking to the laws of the land, but still not, in his hypothetical mind compromising his safety, or that of other road users.
Extend if you will your hypothesis to include a local Astra driver who, for reasons best know to himself, decides that trying to overtake our hero on a roundabout would be a good way to prove his cojones, and so takes the outside lane.
Naturally, being a mature, and experienced driver our hero continues driving in the manner, he has been, right up until he realises that Astra man actually now needs to be in the inside line, while Maser driver needs to be in the outside lane.
So they sway places, Maserman being mature and allowing Astraman in front.
Right about this point, hypothetically the blue lights start up in the rear view mirror. Both characters in this entirely hypothetical story are still traveling at maybe 10mph over the approved limit.
Astra Man goes straight at the next lights, rapidly being gained on by car with blue lights. Maser man, we can assume turns right, and thus the blue lights are no longer visible.
The question I have is this: If a situation like this had ever happened, should Maserman be at all concerned that a small brown envelope may even now be winging its way towards his doormat. Further assuming that this incident took place (hypothetically) last night, how long would Maserman have to hold his breath to be sure siad envelope will not be arriving?
TIA
C
