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From: il@csri.toronto.edu (Indra Laksono)
Subject: Re: Highway Driving Rules
Message-ID: <8904122324.AA16146@yorkmills.csri.toronto.edu>
Organization: University of Toronto, CSRI
References: <8904061731.AA21685@ellesmere.csri.toronto.edu> <1342@ncrcan.Toronto.NCR.COM> <2375@maccs.McMaster.CA> <2381@maccs.McMaster.CA> <2382@maccs.McMaster.CA>
Distribution: ont
Date: Wed, 12 Apr 89 19:24:04 EDT


>In article <2381@maccs.McMaster.CA> wside@maccs.McMaster.CA (Dawn Whiteside) writes:
>>Yes, I will usually get out of the way if I can (and generally, I can't
>>do so immediately) when some idiot flashes me, but that does not justify
>>his* action.
>
>   Well, it's nice to see that you have a brain in your head.  But that
>doesn't mean everybody does.  Don't tell me you've never been stuck behind
>an idiot.
>
>   Yes, high beams can be _quite_ an annoyance, but let's say you've driven up
>behind somebody and they haven't moved out of the way (assuming it's
>possible for them to do so) in what you consider a reasonable amount of
>time.  What do you do?
>
>>* Why are the obnoxious drivers I encounter consistently men?
>
>   Isn't it funny ... why is it the person blocking the left lane usually
>a woman?
>-- 
>======================================================================
>! Stephen M. Dunn, cs3b3aj@maccs.McMaster.CA ! DISCLAIMER:           !
>! This space left unintentionally blank - vi ! I'm only an undergrad !
>======================================================================
>
>
It really is unfortunate that the government is planning to
lower insurance premiums for people in Mr. Dunn's age group.
used to always sympathize with the amount people below 23 have
to pay to drive a car, but judging from this immature posting,
if the majority of youths under 23 are like Mr. Dunn here, then
my sympathies must have been misplaced.

Mr. Dunn, your letter shows that there is a problem with your
attitude towards driving.  When you get in any vehicle, the idea
is to get on the road, and get off as quickly and safely as possible.
If you happen to enjoy the journey, fine.  But you do not do so
at the expense of others, and you certainly are not there to show
off your great driving skills, or how fast your car can go.
If you think you have more right to use the road than others,
remember that you probably have less right to ownership of
the road than someone who pays his taxes, someone like your
parents.

So to other people on the net who face an increase in premiums,
do you think it is fair that people like us are subsidizing
Mr. Dunn's insurance premiums?


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