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Have You Ever Been "Drafted"??

Dakota

Dakota

Veteran Expediter
OntarioVanMan said:
Some people might also be using you as a front door as a deer buster...I do it all the time...BUT I don't tail gate like that and turn my head lights angle downwards...some drivers will get upset with bright lights in their mirrors..regular drivers don't always recognize that fact..
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Wow, I never knew Sprinters had adjustable headlamps....All this whil sitting in the drivers seat. Do you have the headlight wipers too?:rolleyes:
 
Moot

Moot

Veteran Expediter
Owner/Operator
Dakota said:
Wow, I never knew Sprinters had adjustable headlamps...:rolleyes:
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The reason Sprinters come with in the cab headlight adjustment is because when loaded with a 1000 pounds or more the assend drops causing the headlights to blind aircraft pilots. (insert smiley face here). Fords should also come with a remote headlight adjustment.
 
guido4475

guido4475

Not a Member
In a van I notice it so much more than in a straight truck.Even though my windshield washer nozzles may be perfectly aimed at my windshield, alot still goes over the roof of the van, and,lo and behold, on the windshield of the tailgater behind me, causing them to slow down. This is especially effective for the not so smart motorcycle driver.But I have to say,I have never noticed a person driving a Harley to tailgate me.Always those little Jap bikes and such.

Another thing that works is the bumper sticker I had made for the back of my van that says, "is your insurance as good as my brakes?" That helped alot since I put that on.
 
skyraider

skyraider

Veteran Expediter
US Navy
Turtle said:
The lead vehicle has to drive through, and push out of the way, relatively stationary air. As it pushes the air out of the way, the air left behind in the wake reduces air pressure behind the vehicle (the wind resistance up front causes an increase in air pressure forward, and reduced air pressure rearward), but the rearward wake (or slipstream) is being dragged along and is moving forward quite a bit faster than the surrounding ambient (relatively stationary) air.

If an object is inside the slipstream behind another object, moving at the same speed, the rear object will require less power to maintain its speed than if it were moving independently, thus increased MPG. In addition, the leading object will be able to move faster (or with less power at the same speed) than it could independently because the rear object reduces the effect (drag) of the low-pressure region on the leading object. The rear object will have increased air pressure directly in front of it, both diminishing the low pressure drag of the lead vehicle, and pushing this high pressure air into the back of the lead vehicle, in effect giving it a little "push" from behind. Both vehicles with have reduced drag, making it possible for both vehicles to travel faster, or more fuel efficiently, than either vehicle could independently. With multiple vehicles the effect is even more pronounced.

The most dramatic example I know of is not racing cars or bicycling, but when a flat bed with the aircraft equipment on the truck is just riding on the aѕѕ end of a car (like less than 5 feet) who is doing a 60 in a 55 zone going through Chicago on I94 in a Construction Zone with the cruise control on. :D
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Will there be a test on the first paragraph, and couldnt u just attach an imaginary 18 wheeler on the front of ones van and get the draft effect,lol................kidding
 
skyraider

skyraider

Veteran Expediter
US Navy
dieseldiva said:
Friday I was driving south on I-95 in sunny FL. While checking my mirrors, I noticed a "shadow" on my bumper....too close to see what it was but not close enough to pick it up in my rear camera. This person was good, every move I made, they made it with me. Didn't take me long to figure out they were drafting me and I only got one glimpse of what kind of vehicle it was in about 50 miles.......it was a "not so smart car"!!!

I was amused but also concerned, while I wasn't about to give a "brake test", it could have been ugly had someone in front of me forced me to make a fast stop. I was more amazed than anything, at their ability but mostly at their guts. I don't think I could do that in our Hummer, let alone a little smart car.

We went on down the road like that for a little while until the interstate turned into 3 lanes and I noticed that my "growth" had moved to the right lane. I determined that they were going to exit and decided I would give them a toot and wave them a good day when I notice that they weren't exiting......there was a state trooper behind them.....uh oh!! He must have just showed up because I didn't see him back there either! I guess he didn't like how that little "not so smart car" was being driven and decided to pluck him from my tail.

Anyway, that's my drafting story and I'm sticking to it. Like I said, I was amused but concerned enough to NOT make any move to discourage him.

Have YOU been drafted??
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no, I enlisted
 
guido4475

guido4475

Not a Member
dieseldiva said:
Good for you!! Thank you for your service and I was wondering if anyone was gonna come in here with that one....took a while, didn't it?? :D
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I have to say, that was a good one. Nothing like a good sense of humor to make one's day brighter.Show a little kindness, everyone..Peace..
 
Turtle

Turtle

Administrator
Staff member
Retired Expediter
As a computer geek, my first thought "drafted" was not of military service, but CAD. :D
 
nightcreacher

nightcreacher

Veteran Expediter
Greg, proven fact ,if being tail gaited,best way to get him off your tail is slow down,of course you may have to slow way down.Always works for me.Another way is to just put a couple wheels on the shoulder and throw dust and stones at the tail gaiter
 
Jack_Berry

Jack_Berry

Moderator Emeritus
gracie had a woman in indiana, i-70, a couple weeks back who wouldn't go around her. gracie sped up, slowed down and the car stated flashing the lights. finally gracie got off for fuel and the car pulled in next to the van:eek:. gracie asked the woman what on earth she was doing. the reply was.....i was flashing you to tell you there was a state trooper behind us.:eek::eek:

lady we travel at 60mph. we don't care. the speed limit was 70. get a clue.
 
Suds43

Suds43

Seasoned Expediter
Did you ever think that some are probably 'ghosting' you because you have a CB radio and they don't?
I've done that with trucks while in my personal vehicle. Not right on their bumper of course, but they speed up I figure 'all is clear' I speed up. They slow down I figure it's because they know what's lurking ahead, I don't.
AND, other vehicles make a great 'deer screen'......lol, as long as your not to close.
 
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