Len,
If this experience had not been so dangerous, it might qualified as a Friday
Funnies!
Vrooom vrooom,
John
Erika the Red
----- Original Message -----
From: "Leonard Hartnett" <thehartnetts@earthlink.net>
To: "Healey Mail List" <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 11:10 PM
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Brake Light switch
> On the way home from the All British car meet in Palo Alto (CA), while
> driving through San Francisco, I looked over and saw a woman talking on
> her
> cell phone. When she looked my way, I gave her a 'thumbs down". At the
> next stop light, she had put the phone down - and was eating a bowl of
> noodles. I think she put the phone down. She may have been holding it to
> her right ear with her shoulder - while eating the noodles. They just
> don't
> get the message to "drive now, do those other things later".
>
> (The Other) Len
> Vacaville, California, USA
> 1967 3000 MKIII, HBJ8L39031
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Alan Schultz" <alan@andysnet.net>
> To: "Ed Townley" <healeymonster@fastwave.biz>
> Cc: <healeys@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 7:18 AM
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Brake Light switch
>
>
>> This thread has generated a lot of ideas of how we can alert the driver
>> behind us that we are stopping. Just how far do we go in protecting
>> ourselves? Maybe we should install some warning device that no one has
>> thought of. How about a couple dozen brake lights sequencing and
>> several red strobe lights? Seriously, talking on the cell phone while
>> driving is asking for an accident. The other day my wife and I saw
>> someone in a SUV go around two lanes of stopped traffic at a red stop
>> light and continue traveling as though nothing happened. As we drove by
>> she was busy talking on the cell phone. Don's assume people are going to
>> stop for traffic lights anymore!!!
>> Alan Schultz
>> 67BJ8
>>
>>
>> Ed Townley wrote:
>>> Just to add a bit to the Brake light thread--those of you with third
>>> lights
>>> might want to consider a pulser for the third light-- I recently
>>> installed
>>> one of these on My Wife's Miata, and it works great-- relatively
>>> inexpensive
>>> at $35 and gives a little extra notice to the Soccer Mom in the SUV who
>>> is
>>> screaming at the kids, drinking a latte, and talking on the cell. No
>>> financial interest, etc, etc.
>>> See at http://www.webelectricproducts.com/products.htm
>>> Cheers
>>> Ed Townley
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