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Mr.Mark wrote:
Along with that comfort of cruising at 70 mph, we also have to think about stopping. It happened to me today driving in Florida near Orlando. A tow truck was traveling in the right lane to pick up a stranded motorist. Well, he doesn't plan his departure to the emergency lane very well.

The guy is traveling at normal speeds then suddenly slows down. I'm about 10 vehicles back and everyone is breaking hard. I start breaking hard too and do just fine but what is this guy thinking? I put on my flashers but we are really breaking hard to avoid this idiot.

Our 6 speed retarder works well while braking. I'm just hoping everybody behind me is stopping too. All is fine. What a stupid tow truck driver causing this near chain-reaction accident.

And, therein, lies the rub. Our coaches are easily capable of driving comfortably at 70 MPH and beyond and will perform great in 99% of the situations we encounter. I guess that's why we need to be careful even when our coaches are capable of greater speeds and spirited handling.