SPLATOMETER

[Alan Wormington]

However, from a bug's point-of-view is there any difference between
getting hit by a car doing 50 m.p.h. versus one doing 75 m.p.h.?

Alan Wormington,
Leamington, Ontario

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On Fri, 3 Sep 2004 13:15:25 -0400 "Grkovich, Alex" <agrkovich at tmpeng.com>
writes:
> They also drive a LOT faster, Stan, as you probably know...
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:	Stanley A. Gorodenski 
> [SMTP:stan_gorodenski at asualumni.org]
> > Sent:	Friday, September 03, 2004 1:31 PM
> > To:	LEPS-L at lists.yale.edu
> > Subject:	Re: SPLATOMETER
> > 
> > It seems like there are a number of factors that could affect 
> > comparisons of Splatometer counts with the US - Driving speed of 
> > Europeans, general airflow dynamics of European vehicles compared 
> to 
> > those in the US, time of the day of peak driving, elevational 
> placement 
> > of the license plate, plate size as you mentioned, and etc.  :-)
> > Stan
> > 
> > Grkovich, Alex wrote:
> > 
> > >And of course, since the license plates are longer in Europe than 
> in
> > North
> > >America, the "problem" would be aggravated there...Here (in 
> N.A.), we
> > might
> > >expect one bug for every 7.5 miles or so...to be 
> splattered...Still a
> > >humongous amount of splattered bugs......
> > >
> > >  
> > >
> > >>-----Original Message-----
> > >>From:	Bailey and Bjorklund [SMTP:cmbb at sasktel.net]
> > >>Sent:	Friday, September 03, 2004 10:21 AM
> > >>To:	LEPS-L at lists.yale.edu
> > >>Subject:	SPLATOMETER
> > >>
> > >>A recent study with the participation of 40,000 motorists in 
> Britain
> > found
> > >>that on average one bug for five miles was splatting on a square 
> grid
> > >>attached to their front license plate.  Since this the first 
> year of the
> > >>study it is only tentatively being assumed that bug populations 
> are down
> > >>in
> > >>Great Britain.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>Martin Bailey.
> > >>
> > >>Greetings from:
> > >>Weyburn, SK.
> > >>49.39 N 103.51W
> > >>
> > >>
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