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From: hull@hao.UUCP (Howard Hull)
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Subject: Re: Halogen headlights -- ARGH!
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Date: Wed, 4-Sep-85 14:58:05 EDT
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A friend of mine (who by the way is a narcoleptic who has had now some 3 good
solid collisions with trees and who by some miracle has managed to hang onto
his driver's license) recommends a six step procedure:
	1. Flash your lights vigorously.  Honk your horn a few times.
	2. If the oncomming driver doesn't catch on, turn your headlights
	   out completely for a few seconds.
	3. If the situation worsens, as soon as the oncomming lights have
	   prevented you from seeing the centerline of the road, begin weaving,
	   being sure to cross the place where you last thought the centerline
	   to be.
	4. If the oncomming driver still does not seem to respond, cross the
	   road and drive in his lane for a while.
	5. If this doesn't work and the vehicle is still 1/4 mile away or so,
	   pull across the road and pretend that you intend to turn around.
	   Otherwise, pull onto the shoulder on his side of the road and turn
	   off all lights, wait for him to pass.  Give him the Italian elbow
	   uplift symbol as he passes.
	6. If the oncoming car turns out to be a police car, and he stops,
	   ask him what happened to the McDonald's restaurant that used to
	   be at this address.  Ask him what he has for a sore elbow.