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The twisting roads of the USA
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<blockquote data-quote="Geoffc" data-source="post: 333592" data-attributes="member: 8705"><p>OK this is one for my US friends, There's a bit of a standing joke in the UK and probably Europe in general about US cars handling like oil tankers going round bends <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /> As we tend to mainly have bends with a few straight bits our cars are designed to handle differently. My drive through Yosemite did confirm that most people had probably never previously encountered a bend as it was just a dazzling array of break lights on anything but the slightest twist. OK I know automatics are useless for twisty roads unless you put them in manual mode. </p><p></p><p>Anyway, during my drive through Death Valley I stopped to take the following picture as we have very few roads over here that just seem to go on forever. Only afterwards when reviewing my photos did I see the sign in the cropped version and it seemed to confirm everything I'd heard and seen. Is this normal or do you think it was put here as a joke for the tourists <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite5" alt=":confused:" title="Confused :confused:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":confused:" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]101710[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]101711[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>I did like the way the locals responded to signs that they didn't like.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]101712[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Joking aside, we saw some great places on the trip and really enjoyed it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Geoffc, post: 333592, member: 8705"] OK this is one for my US friends, There's a bit of a standing joke in the UK and probably Europe in general about US cars handling like oil tankers going round bends :p As we tend to mainly have bends with a few straight bits our cars are designed to handle differently. My drive through Yosemite did confirm that most people had probably never previously encountered a bend as it was just a dazzling array of break lights on anything but the slightest twist. OK I know automatics are useless for twisty roads unless you put them in manual mode. Anyway, during my drive through Death Valley I stopped to take the following picture as we have very few roads over here that just seem to go on forever. Only afterwards when reviewing my photos did I see the sign in the cropped version and it seemed to confirm everything I'd heard and seen. Is this normal or do you think it was put here as a joke for the tourists :confused: [ATTACH=CONFIG]101710._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]101711._xfImport[/ATTACH] I did like the way the locals responded to signs that they didn't like. [ATTACH=CONFIG]101712._xfImport[/ATTACH] Joking aside, we saw some great places on the trip and really enjoyed it. [/QUOTE]
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