On 19 Dec David Littlefield wrote:
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> Of course the brake light is separate from the turn signal light.
> Where
> did you get that idea?
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>
David,
The brake light is NOT separate from the turn signal light. On most
American cars, when one turns left (for example), the left turn signal
blinks and only the right brake light goes on. Because the left brake
light is blinking - it's the bloody turn signal. I got the idea from
spending almost $800 converting my LBC support vehicle (OLBCC), a D*dge
Caravan, to European specifications. The mechanic rewired the reverse
(backup) lights to become the directionals in the rear and then fitted a
new reverse light on the rear.
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> I don't know how you could tell, since most
> Americans don't even use the damned turn signal.
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You are absolutely correct. They don't even know what lane they are
supposed to be in either. After saying that, when exits off the
interstates (motorways, autobahns) are on both sides, who the hell in
the States knows what lane they should be in anyway (that's real
safety).
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> As to the McDonald's thing-- Hey, without cradle to grave socialism,
> the
> only financial safety net Americans have are lawsuits and the lottery!
>
> Your settlement figure IS an error, BTW. The elderly woman that won
> the
> lawsuit against McDonald's ended up winning $250,000 before paying the
> lawyers (who probably took about a third of it).
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O.K. I am probably wrong in what she actually received. But, the
original court judgment was in the millions. The point I was trying to
make was: Why do Americans need so many warnings not to do something so
stupid that no reasonable person would do in the first place? Is there
no personal responsibility anymore? Just an example, in Germany there
is a mandatory seat belt law. If one is in an accident, without a seat
belt on, the insurance company only pays for the injuries that would
have been normally received if one had a seat belt on. In the United
States, most States have no seat belt law. In fact, Massachusetts had a
seat belt law that was repealed by popular referendum. The citizens did
not want their "personal rights" interfered with. So, I pay higher
insurance premiums because you don't want your personal rights infringed
upon by having to wear seat belts? What is wrong with this picture?
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> David Littlefield
> Houston, TX
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"Jay"
John S. van Syckel
1971 MGB (BRG, no PO)
AMGBA #78-568
MG Car Club Deutschland, e.V.
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