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From: dave@cylixd.UUCP (Dave Kirby)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: List of Drivers to Avoid
Message-ID: <730@cylixd.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 28-Jan-86 11:09:54 EST
Article-I.D.: cylixd.730
Posted: Tue Jan 28 11:09:54 1986
Date-Received: Thu, 30-Jan-86 05:35:26 EST
Reply-To: dave@cylixd.UUCP (Dave Kirby)
Organization: RCA Cylix Communications , Memphis, TN
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In article <780@hou2g.UUCP> scott@hou2g.UUCP (Mr. Berry) writes:

>...There are as many Cadilac drivers with no courtesy as there are
>inconsiderate small-car drivers.

Absolutely. Cadillac drivers are among the worst drivers on the road.
This brings me to the subject of my posting: drivers to avoid. This
is a list and discussion of what to watch out for in driving, and the
kinds of drivers to avoid at all costs.

(1) Men in hats. Never follow a man in a hat. They are invariably
dull-witted, they consistently go 15 MPH under the speed limit (in a
15 MPH school zone they are typically parked in the middle of the road,
waiting for the lights to stop flashing); and they are liable at any
minute to pull into your lane and go 15 MPH below what you are going.
Hats dull the mind. Avoid at all costs.

(2) Little old ladies who are not tall enough to be able to see over
the dashboard. These are the type who will pull ahead of you in the
right lane just before you reach a red light (where there is a right
turn on red law), then signal right whilst waiting for the light to
turn green (and stay green for at least 15 seconds) before they finally
make their turn. They have an instinct that allows them to sense when
you want to make a right turn on red, and they will invariably act in
whatever way necessary to block you.

(3) Rednecks. Up north you folks may not have them, but Memphis and 
vicinity is infested with them. You can spot a redneck from afar. Look
for a brightly coloured pickup truck with the rear end jacked up, and
with the license plate deliberately covered with enough mud to totally
obscure the numbers. If you can't watch for them, you can always listen
for them, since rednecks have a moral code against mufflers of any kind.
You can also listen for Willie Nelson singing at 135 dB on their radios.

(4) Trucks. Any big truck. Trucks are bullies. They like to catch you
travelling 65 MPH in the left lane, and pull up within 2 1/2 inches
of your rear bumper and flash their lights to tell you to get over to
the right. At first I wondered why any cretin would would object to 
passing on the right if he were already intending to speed, but then
it occurred to me that these guys do it for the macho thrill, not to
obey or disobey any laws.

(5) Finally, Cadillac drivers. They have the arrogance of the truck
drivers and the brains of men-in-hats. This seems to be limited only to
Cadillac drivers; other big car drivers are not like Cadillac drivers.
Cadillac drivers never seem to understand the concept that there are
other people on the road besides them.

This is the way life is on the road near Memphis. exceptions may apply
elsewhere; I don't know.

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Dave Kirby    ( ...!ihnp4!akgub!cylixd!dave)