I agree, Chuck. But nor could a single spare help you if you had a second
puncture before you could get the first one mended; so does that mean you
should carry 2 spare wheels?
By carrying a spare wheel you are virtually insuring agains the unfortunate
incident of your experience; but how likely is that to happen? You are
insuring against an eventuality that might never take place. And perhaps the
greater danger is not that you will have to wait for a replacement wheel, but
that the d*ckbrain's jack bounces to the level of your windscreen.
Similarly, although Ken is doing a fair rate in his 4x4s, the chances are that
he will never meet a deer which has not assessed his speed and worked to avoid
him. But the faster he travels the less likely he is to miss said animal, were
it to appear. And his experiences with several animal strikes perhaps is
something he should consider when choosing his driving habits.
That's the problem with speeding in vehicles: your chances of something going
wrong are increased, whatever the conditions, empty road or no.
Chris
OM content: while writing this, I am thinking that I could buy that delightful
little µ43 Lumix GM1 and mount my Zuikos . . . :-) cb
On 5 Nov 13, at 23:09, Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Because it doesn't work if what you hit at 60mph is a garage floor jack
> that falls out of a pickup truck in front of you on a dark and desolate
> North Carolina highway. I was amazed that the wheel survived but the
> tire had a hole in it larger than both of my hands. The impact was to
> the left front wheel and the car jumped so high in the air that I felt
> like I was doing a movie stunt. That was probably good luck since I
> think the left rear was still airborne when it went over wherever the
> jack was... or had been.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> On 11/5/2013 12:57 PM, Chris Barker wrote:
>> And why have a spare wheel? You can carry a small pump and some of the
>> repair goo instead.
> --
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