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From: halb@tekig5.UUCP (Hal Bates)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: small car manners and other flames
Message-ID: <448@tekig5.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 27-Jan-86 00:39:40 EST
Article-I.D.: tekig5.448
Posted: Mon Jan 27 00:39:40 1986
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In article <3570@harpo.UUCP> jrl@harpo.UUCP (jrl) writes:
>
>   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 ??
>     
>  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. 
>
>  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.
>   5) Small cars are death boxes, and if you drive one, you should be aware
>      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
>      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.
>
>   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
>      and use your directionals.

Geez and I thought I was a redneck.

I thought I wrote the article until I came to the part about Land Barges.
Who the hell says a Cutlass pig is a safe car? It is a land barge that
couldnt avoid a collision except by accident :-)  

But really; Keep the hell out of the left lane unless passing. Ever wonder
what causes those accidents on the feeways? Some guy in the left lane in 
a Subaru doing 45 trying to pass a chevette doing 40 in front of a semi 
rig going 70 and a 280Z on his ass. Whammer-Jammer

It appears to me that at least 50% of the people impeading traffic in the
left lane take great pleasure with their efforts. Or, they are stupid enough
not to know what they are doing.

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