View Poll Results: More Dangerous: Drafting or Tire Over-Inflation?
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Drafting
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Tire Over-Inflation
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04-02-2008, 04:01 PM
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More dangerous: Drafting or Tire Overinflation
I wish to make a general observation:
When there mention of drafting, I don't see the knee-jerk reaction of caution there is to tire over-inflation.
Which do you feel is more dangerous?
Discussion to follow as the poll numbers come in...
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Drafting
The quick and not so obvious reason is complacency and comfort. People drive really close as it is, so their comfort level is okay... Slowly, getting closer isn't a thing to be worried about - and on long drives, your mind may not give as much attention as necessary...
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Driving or cycling?
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Considering that it'd be pretty hard to dangerously over-inflate a tire while driving efficiently, based on the sidewall ratings, and people drive dangerously close to each other already, I'm going with drafting too. Like most risky behavior, it isn't a problem until there is a problem, and then things go to **** quick.
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I believe both can be done safely, but drafting is definitly the more hazardous. Drafting can provide benefits pretty far away from the back of a semi.
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04-02-2008, 05:19 PM
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My tires are at 120 psi...on by bike,
But I said drafting, since I've never seen anything dangerous with over-inflation.
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04-02-2008, 05:33 PM
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Rear ending someone is a very common auto accident, although it's true that most rear endings happen at stop lights, multi car pile ups hurt and kill alot of people.
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Originally Posted by Ryland
Rear ending someone is a very common auto accident, although it's true that most rear endings happen at stop lights, multi car pile ups hurt and kill alot of people.
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Notice the perfect paint on the bumper, I put a lot of care into the looks of my car and then someone hits me.
I do both at in moderation. Tires at max but not above, 44 psi. Draft at a comfortable distance behind semi's and make sure there is an exit route (open left or right lane to switch to incase of emergency), since mythbusters showed a FE gain at a far distance.
Drafting is definitely more dangerous and should only be done in the right conditions IMO. Good brakes, visablilty, exit route, not putting anyone in danger for FE.
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Originally Posted by Frank Lee
I've had blowouts and none of them have been a big deal. "Pshh! flub flub flub flub. Oh, what's that?" Pull over, maybe curse a little bit, put the spare on, go. I'd much rather do that than rear-end a semi or have them kick something up.
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I'm with you on this one.
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RH77 -
Wow, my vote makes it 22 to 0. I do the "far away draft" and I do the "close cut-in fall back draft". That is to say, I hit the turn signal as a car is passing me, cut right in behind, and start falling back. Soooooo, I never really do a tailgate draft. I am almost always following the 3-second rule, sometimes 4-seconds.
I've studied the tire-over inflation thing to the point where I have no worries. I am conservative in my PSI, but I "don't fear the pressure".
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