Sentences with phrase «pass slower cars»

With an improvement in horsepower over the previous Montego, the new 3.5 - liter V6 scoots the Sable easily onto freeways and allows it to pass slower cars.

It won't pull out and pass slower cars.

In a practice session for a recent round at Assen's TT Circuit, multiple series champion Klaas Zwart found this out when he went to pass a slower car on the run to the final chicane.

As I passed the slower cars and tried to beat the traffic lights, it struck me: I was trying to outrun a radio beam, heading Earthward at the speed of light.

Passing slower cars and trucks only occasionally — and easily, with a six - five downshift — over the 130 miles between Ely and the Salt Lakes, I lean back and take in the panorama.

The 500X passed slower cars and RVs well enough for my needs.

But passing slower cars on a two - lane highway takes some caution.

Passing slower cars is effortless and the brakes are equally up to the task of bringing the big sedan to a halt.

It will even change lanes to overtake on a motorway; simply flick the indicator on and sensors will identify a gap in the traffic, then pull smoothly out to pass the slower car.

While I found the Murano capable of passing slower cars on a two - lane cloverleaf or negotiating a twisty mountain road, it wasn't a car I felt comfortable pushing hard in the turns.

Saying that you were passing a slow car won't work either because the response will be that they couldn't have been driving that slowly if you had to speed to pass them.

Not exact matches

In a slot - based universe, they explain, cars approaching an intersection would slow down to allow each other to pass, but they would never have to come to a complete stop.

Cars passed what was now our house, slowing for a look, as did people on foot.

Sebastian Vettel got very cheeky in China at the pit lane entry, passing two slower cars on the run to the speed limiter line.

Those who find themselves stuck in toll booth - induced traffic on the Henry Hudson Bridge can look forward to a speedier commute: The M.T.A. is formulating a plan to speed up traffic and reduce car emissions by creating more efficient E-ZPass tolls (no more slowing to a halt, then passing).

If you're driving in the slow lane, you will only rarely pass another car, but you'll see cars streaming by in the passing lane.

But because gorse grows more profusely near roads, the slow - flying warblers are often hit by passing cars, explains Joanna Hindley, the WWF's species conservation officer.

I was stuck behind a crazy slow car yesterday on a two lane road and so I passed him on the left in the passing lane.

If Company Man were a wreck on the interstate, it would involve multiple cars and at least one jackknifed tanker truck, and traffic would be backed up for miles as passing motorists slow to gawk.

Well... to me it is a sports car, it handles these mtn curves beautifully, with plenty of power to pass slow pokes on the road.

Consider: Once, while cruising in fourth gear in this M2, we saw a chance to pass slower traffic on the two - lane PCH and opted not to downshift — the car got from just under 60 mph to triple - digit speeds so quickly we worried about those «speed limits enforced by radar» signs, but the M2 completed the pass in about half the expected distance.

As Utah passed slightly slower, we saw over 20 other cars pulled over for the same reason.

And we learned that as you pass a big rig in the fast lane, the radar sensor for the cruise control always gets confused by the towering flanks of the truck and abruptly slows the car.

I hold my line on the inside for the last corner, ready to pass a bunch of slower cars.

I have no problem passing slower traffic since the engine has more get up and go than my old car.

When the car is passing slower traffic, the transmission slips easily into third gear, where the V - 6 is powerful enough to muscle the 3,576 - pound car out of sticky situations.

Given how small cars are typically used and driven, the only time this engine disappoints is when you floor it to pass slower traffic.

The CVT also hesitates for a moment when passing slower vehicles, but that's not unusual for cars in this class.

Moreover, the six - cylinder engine has plenty of gusto when you bury the accelerator into the carpet to merge onto the interstate or pass a slower - moving car.

I had to pass a slow moving truck going uphill this morning, and the car really kicked in!

For example, cruising down a 55 mph highway, the car slowed down to 35 mph when passing through a town with those limits posted.

I'm not an aggressive driver by any means, but I really enjoy how many people try to pass me thinking that all hybrids are really slow when my car will just zip right off at a green light.

I suppose it's fitting for a car so heavily geared with a relaxed mindset to be slow off the line, but as I found on the highway and in the city, it can sometimes be a burden — or at worst, downright dangerous — to have a complete lack of available passing power.

Drive the car in a mix of city and highway routes to learn how it accelerates up an on - ramp, how it accelerates from 65 to 80 miles per hour (passing on the highway, for example), how the brakes feel as you slow for an exit, and how the transmission shifts.

And many of the features that default to on, such as collision avoidance, can not be truly disengaged, so that urban and highway driving can be cumbersome as the vehicle is constantly slowing down by cars coming in close, and when approaching a slower vehicle in preparation to pass.

It will automatically slow the minivan as you close up on a slower car, then automatically speed up as you pull out to pass.

The Taiwan government, in an effort to help the butterflies make it north during their mass migrations, have set up special barriers on the highways where the butterflies pass over, and have even closed down some traffic lanes during the migration week to slow down the speeding cars.

However, it took me months to realize that it was such a huge number, because there were only ever a few cars driving along the road; the road was a very narrow, two - lane road; and the only sounds that really stood out to me were the clicks of old bikes with warped fenders and the dings from the bike bells of «faster» bicyclists passing slower ones (of course, none of the Dutch bicyclists race down the road, but some casually bike a little faster than others).

Be especially careful when passing parked cars or slow - moving vehicles, and be aware of blind spots when doing so; particularly, around buses and trucks.

If a farm vehicle is traveling too fast or a car recklessly passes a slow - moving combine harvester or other farming equipment, a serious vehicle collision can happy.

Whether you are merging onto Pilgrim's Highway on your way to Boston, passing a slow moving vehicle on Washington Street while out running errands, or driving down Main Street on your way to cheer on the Clippers at Norwell High School, you are at risk for being in a motor vehicle collision every time you drive your car.