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From: vuser@druhi.UUCP (GerardenC)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: small car manners and other flames
Message-ID: <171@druhi.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 27-Jan-86 10:42:57 EST
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Posted: Mon Jan 27 10:42:57 1986
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>Path: druhi!drutx!mtuxo!houxm!mhuxt!mhuxr!ulysses!bellcore!decvax!harpo!jrl
>From: jrl@harpo.UUCP (jrl)
>Subject: small car manners and other flames

>   General flames to subcompact car drivers 

>  1) Learn how to use the gas. I realize that your are "doing your
>     part" in conserving gas and all that crock of dung, but stay
>     the hell out of the left lane if you want to do 45. Also learn
>     the art of merging into the flow of traffic. Entrance ramps are
>     designed to be used to accelerate to the flow of traffic. I don't
>     like to wear down my brakes due to your lack of consideration
>     to other drivers, would you play the same games with a truck ??

I must agree , when entering the highway accelerate to match the flow of the
traffic,it is often safer, also when a line of cars is entering the highway
the first cars should stay in the acceleration lane and merge not swerve
over white lines to enter the lane. this screws up those who really know how to
enter a highway in the correct manner.
>
>     
>  2)  Don't change lanes within 2 feet of another car and then slow down.
>      Also try using your signal before you change lanes. Leave some room
>      just in case of gross errors in judgement. 

no one seems to look over their shoulder when they change lanes, most cars
have blind spots. I love to watch people stare into their side mirror,
slowly change lanes and madly return to their original lane after they
see another car appear in their mirror.

>  3)  Just because your car is small don't get cute and play the pass
>      on the right on an entrance ramp to avoid the traffic. Traffic
>      in some areas does suck, If you don't like it MOVE to Maine or
>      some other place. Those moves are quite illegal and rest assured
>      if you cause ME to have an accident avoiding your stupid moves,
>      I just might take your house away via a lawsuit. To hell with
>      no fault insurance. Perhaps no fault insurance should be killed.
>      It could be the cause of bad driving habits. An example: Asshole
>      "A" runs a stop sign and rams car "B" broadside bending it in half.
>      Court finds car "B" 30% at fault for not avoiding the accident. If
>      a person has a disregard for traffic laws, then he/she should be
>      prepared to pay the price, economocally and if called for, jail.

>   4) The national 55 mph speed limit is a plot. Just like there is no real
>      great progress in cancer research because what would all the doctors,
>      hospitals and suppliers of medical equipment do without paitents ?
>      Sure the argument that the 55 mph limit saves lives, but an accident
>      which would kill you at 70 - 75 might put you in a wheelchair at 55 mph.
>    More people maimed means more bucks to the laywers and medical profession.

speed does not kill, sudden deceleration does.
we need better driver education, not more laws.

>   5) Small cars are death boxes, and if you drive one, you should be aware

opinionated bullshit !!

>      of what might happen if you screw up and hit something. You might get
>      killed or maimed. I was in a small car that was involved in a minor

agreed !! the person driving should know the limitations of the car.

>      collision and was quite surprised at the damage and forces involved.
>      From that point on I have refused to ride in anything smaller than a
>      Impala or a Cutlass or other type car. And I usually but the biggest
>      car I can afford. There is no energy problem and I don't care much
>      about gas mileage anyway. 10 mpg is fine with me as long as my car
>      is capable of some reasonable protection in case of collision. And
>      I commute about 550 miles a week. Most people that I know that have
>      been in accidents in subcompact Jap pieces of crap will never buy
>      one again.

where did you come up with this crap. Stopping from suddenly from 55 mph
hurts as much in an impala as in a pinto. How can you make such valid
well thought out points at the beginning of this article and finish with
this garbage. A great movie with a terrible ending.

Read last weeks Autoweek article by Satch Carlson. You may understand.

>   6) Driving can be fun if most people would exercise common manners and
>      OBEY THE RULES OF THE ROAD. Read the signs, observe the lane markings

	A little contadictory after reading your stuff about 55mph limit.

>      and use your directionals.


						chuck gerarden
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