# Riding my tail with highbeams on is a recipe to make me go slower, not faster...

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [November 28, 2003, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riding-my-tail-with-highbeams-on-is-a-recipe-to-make-me-go-slower-not-faster/215697 "2003-11-28T07:51:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2003, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riding-my-tail-with-highbeams-on-is-a-recipe-to-make-me-go-slower-not-faster/215697/341 "2003-12-14T19:58:01Z")

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Yep. that’s what I’m saying.

Motorists are advised to check that their car is functioning properly, particularly since the area is hilly. No, I’m not kidding. (There’s sinage to that effect).

Road to the Sun is the quintesential “senic route” - you take it to enjoy the view. The last time I was on it, there was, in fact, a two hour delay - my SO and I took the time to have a picnic on the hood of the car and admire the view.

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**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2003, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riding-my-tail-with-highbeams-on-is-a-recipe-to-make-me-go-slower-not-faster/215697/342 "2003-12-14T19:58:40Z")

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Yep. that’s what I’m saying.

Motorists are advised to check that their car is functioning properly, particularly since the area is hilly. No, I’m not kidding. (There’s sinage to that effect).

Road to the Sun is the quintesential “senic route” - you take it to enjoy the view. The last time I was on it, there was, in fact, a two hour delay - my SO and I took the time to have a picnic on the hood of the car and admire the view.

And **barf** - Why oh why would you choose that as your user name?!?!?

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**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2003, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riding-my-tail-with-highbeams-on-is-a-recipe-to-make-me-go-slower-not-faster/215697/343 "2003-12-14T23:17:34Z")

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Let’s see. We’re at page 7. The same people are repeating the same arguments, some of which I’ll admit to not reading in their entirety.

**Lucwarm** seems to be the leader of the pack, inasfar endurance despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary goes. And the others seem keen on feeding his quest.

I’d say we’re done here. Oh, in case that renders me a Pit thread, there’s one currently open and on the first page. Please use that one. Thanks.

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