----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Hanson" <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 1:46 PM
Subject: Re: [VANAGON] Drafting (was Re: Engine to auto-tranny match and the
Indy 500

>  The 3-second rule?  Following at a safe distance?  You ever drive a
> freeway in So. Cal?  Crap, those folks rip along at 85+ within a few feet
> of
> the car ahead..If you leave even close to one car length some one will try
> to squeeze into that hole ahead of you.  All the while, talking or
> texting,
> putting on makeup, drinking a Latte, or driving a huge over loaded truck
> with 6 more lanes of traffic going the same speed...

Having been away from SoCal for fifteen years, I returned last week.
Driving Folly ('84 wasserboxer Adventurewagen(Vanagon content)) through 5 pm
LA traffic reminded me that LA drivers are the best in the world. (And it's
amazing how fast the skill set comes back to you.)

Jim