Outrageous letters to Royal Auto

[alecrain]

I got the latest issue of Royal Auto (a free mag for RACV members) and in the feedback section, where some letters form public are printed two made my blood boil.

PROGRAM FUEL USE
One suggestion to reduce fuel usage on modern cars would be to program the computer to only allow a certain number of litres per 100km through the system. My Falcon indicates to me the litres/100km as I drive. When I accelerate it can go up to 39L/100km and when I cruise it generally goes to about 6L.100km, my average is 9.3L/100km. I have manually been testing to keep this figure around 10L/100km and found that all this does is reduce the acceleration of my car. If you could set the maximum litres/100km to be used, I think you'd be able to drastically reduce fuel consumption. To alleviate the annoyance to following cars, there could be an education campaign and stickers on the bumper warning motorists of why the car is accelerating slowly up hills, etc. Jason P, Alfredton

SLOW AND SAFE
In these times of costly fuel prices, it would make sense to reduce the speed limit by at least 10km/h, especially on freeways. This would result in a 10% saving on fuel and safer roads. From my observation of freeways with speed restrictions due to roadworks, traffic flow seems to be smoother. When you see 110 drive 100, 80 drive 70, etc. B.M., Sunbury

Sorry for getting your blood boiling by bringing those opinions here but I just needed to vent.

[Peuty]

Wow. Just wow.

[V3RSAC3]

Ummmmm ... Are these people that stupid?

[honer]

They are idiots. Probably watch ACA/Today Tonight as well.

Just laugh !

Listen to talk back radio. I heard a guy saying that all drivers under 35 should have their cars limited to 2000rpm, because it's RPM not speed that causes acceleration and racing.

I pity the fool stuck behind an 86 Corolla limited to 2000rpm.

[Lab_Boy]

I quit my membership with the RACT (tasmania) as they kept putting out statements asking for speed limits to be lowered. I dont find them to be a group that represents drivers at all, Im not surprised the letters in their mag reflects that

[Debzilla_108]

Originally Posted by Peuty

Wow. Just wow.

thats about all i can think of to say aswel..

[XR6_661]

Originally Posted by Shounak

Listen to talk back radio. I heard a guy saying that all drivers under 35 should have their cars limited to 2000rpm, because it's RPM not speed that causes acceleration and racing.

I pity the fool stuck behind an 86 Corolla limited to 2000rpm.

Hahahaha.

People honestly have no idea...

[sgt_doofey]

Originally Posted by Shounak

Listen to talk back radio. I heard a guy saying that all drivers under 35 should have their cars limited to 2000rpm, because it's RPM not speed that causes acceleration and racing.

Funnily enough, I can do 110km/h in both cars and still be under the 2000RPM limit here. It would make bugger all difference in a high speed crash.
These people obviously don't think things all the way through.

[TheSneakiness]

Is there an online reply thingo we can use?

I've never read such stupidity in my life...

[alecrain]

Originally Posted by Rapid_Axe

Is there an online reply thingo we can use?

I've never read such stupidity in my life...

Yes, we can e-mail, fax or post:

Letters cannot be considered for publication unless they have the writer's full postal address. This applies wheter they are submitted by e-mil, post or fax. Letters should not be more than 150 words and mey be edited for clarity and lenght. We are unable to reply to letter writhers because of the quantity of letters received. Send your letterrs to the editor E_MAIL royalauto@racv.com.au. POST 550 Princes Hwy, Noble Park North 3174. FAX 970 2636

[TZENU]

I feel sorry for these types... They really have no idea whatsoever...

Originally Posted by sgt_doofey

Funnily enough, I can do 110km/h in both cars and still be under the 2000RPM limit here. It would make bugger all difference in a high speed crash.
These people obviously don't think things all the way through.

Yep, you can do about 130kmh in 6th gear on an SS.

I heard plenty of things saying that P platers shouldn't be allowed anywhere near powerful V6's. By powerful V6's they mean Falcodores.

RACV is hilarious. There was an article about B-Doubles and the driver said he keeps getting cut off by people in little cars, who don't realise that their 1 tonne tin cans would get crushed by his 40tonne rig.

There was a letter or two complaining that RACV was condoning the criticism of their members by publishing a truckie referring to their cars as tin cans.

The letters are the first thing I read. They're awesome. I'd love to see the roads if they became legislators.

[alecrain]

The letters are the first thing I read.

Same with me.
Last night I took the issue with me to "my favorite reading room" : and quickly checked for Falcons, then straight to the letters and the second letter I read was the one I posted as first.
My blood boiled and just couldn't read any more.

These people have no idea that if it happens to be me in the following car and they accelerate that slowly and never reach the speed allowed I'll drag them out of their cars and &$&@* the S41T out of them- in my imagination of course :

BRRRRRRRR

[TOASTED]

i agree with them and think their ideas may actually work

[XR06T]

thats the problem with common sense, its not that common!!

[Lynch'd]

From my observation of freeways with speed restrictions due to roadworks, traffic flow seems to be smoother. When you see 110 drive 100, 80 drive 70, etc. B.M., Sunbury .

Is this guy on crack? He clearly doesn't drive on the same freeways I do. Traffic becomes a nightmare at ever bloody roadworks section as you end up with some slowing right down and some just ignoring the signs all together. : :

[Lynch'd]

Originally Posted by XR06T

thats the problem with common sense, its not that common!!

My favourite quote.... So very true!!

[Peuty]

Originally Posted by craigosmoddedEF

i agree with them and think their ideas may actually work

Yeah you probably would. :

[Dezza]

lol. Running stupidly lean does the engine the world of good :

As for the second bloke, I've found roadworks make traffic flow much worse, plus the EA is awesome on the freeway anyway, terrible around town. Driving 10km under the speed limit does nothing but annoy people. Let's hope that bloke isn't also a right lane hogger.

[Silver Ghia]

Originally Posted by Dezza!

lol. Running stupidly lean does the engine the world of good :

As for the second bloke, I've found roadworks make traffic flow much worse, plus the EA is awesome on the freeway anyway, terrible around town. Driving 10km under the speed limit does nothing but annoy people. Let's hope that bloke isn't also a right lane hogger.

Yep, and for the first great idea about accelerating slowly, I know for a fact it actually increases the overall fuel consumption in my Ghia. The longer the pedal is down accelerating, the more fuel it uses. You can see that by keeping an eye at the instantaneous fuel consumption as you accelerate slowly, the numbers are still high, not as high as accelerating quickly to cruise speed, but it stays high for much much longer.

Yes, I got the Royalauto yesterday and it was in the bin less than 5 minutes later as there was nothing of interest in it. They should have useful articles like advising drivers how to negotiate roundabouts, so everyone will drive better on the roads.

[Serial_Fool]

Most probably a letters from government officials...

[flappist]

Originally Posted by craigosmoddedEF

i agree with them and think their ideas may actually work

Does a red userid preclude COTY nomination?

[TheSneakiness]

Originally Posted by flappist

Does a red userid preclude COTY nomination?

Nah, it came naturally there.

[snakeoil]

Royalauto and I parted company two decades ago because I never had a rear parcel shelf for my Sunday Hat in either my Volvo 145 UC sunbird or XT 130 Corona which I have also never owned and never f.....g will.

People with this kind of mentality just become mobile chicanes for everybody else

[prydey]

limiting l/100km is a well thought out plan.

you're on the highway behind a b double doing 100. its a 110 zone. i wonder how long you would have to be on the wrong side of the highway to overtake the truck.

you get up alongside the cab when suddenly a car appears that you didn't see only a couple hundred metres away. foot down.... oh no i've reached my acceleration limit.... d'oh!

[XR6_190]

Just what this country needs, lower speed limits on it's major Freeways, don't enough people die due to fatigue as it is?

[schultzie]

up the speed limits in certain areas i say.... more roads can safely do 110 now of days and cars can do it as well

the monash is house regardles of weather there is road works or not... and it defiantly doesn't flow better

[Debzilla_108]

its all well and good if the cars can handle it and the roads can.....the problem is the stupid person in the car driving on the road that can't...

[JamesR]

Originally Posted by prydey

limiting l/100km is a well thought out plan.

you're on the highway behind a b double doing 100. its a 110 zone. i wonder how long you would have to be on the wrong side of the highway to overtake the truck.

you get up alongside the cab when suddenly a car appears that you didn't see only a couple hundred metres away. foot down.... oh no i've reached my acceleration limit.... d'oh!

nah, wouldnt happen, cos you should be doing 10ks under the limit anyway ;)