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Old 07-05-2016, 01:25 PM   #34 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by MetroMPG View Post
Only "report" I heard about speeding was from the truck driver who turned in front of the car, so that's suspect. Have you read otherwise?
Yes. For instance
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...one woman who was driving on the same road said that she was going 85 mph when he quickly drove past her.
From https://cleantechnica.com/2016/07/02...ary-negligent/

That also would explain why the truck was making the turn at that point. If the driver saw the Tesla in the distance and assumed it was travelling at normal speed, he would have thought (correctly) that he had time to clear the road before it got there,
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