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Re: OT: Re: Emergency braking and bird anatomy [was: Re: DVD copying and CSS]



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On Wed, Feb 25, 2004 at 12:17:37PM -0700, Monique Y. Herman wrote:
> On 2004-02-25, Paul Johnson penned:
> >
> > On Wed, Feb 25, 2004 at 08:48:55AM -0700, Monique Y. Herman wrote:
> >> As a USian, I'm really confused by this description of turning.
> >> Could you please explain the term "tangle turning"?
> >
> > If you were to perform a tangle turn in the US, when you turn left,
> > you cut around the vehicle turning left the other way, sort of a
> > vehicular dosey-do.
> >
> 
> I've never seen this maneuver performed.  I'm going to have to question
> your assertion that this is an American habit.  It may, of course, exist
> in some regions ...

No, I'm saying "tangle turning" is considered a really bad driving
mistake in the US, though it's expected in the UK.

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