More than once in my time owning a Midget I have been stopped at a 0 mph
sign and had the driver of the van or truck behind me turn their lights
to just the parking lamps until traffic starts to flow again. Usually I
am on my way with a wave and a thank you.
Larry
At this exact moment in time 10/12/99 12:43, tab@penworks.com made the
profound statement:
>
>Actually what I find really annoying is the headlights. My regular car is
>somewhat on the low side, and when everyone drove "cars", headlights did
>not interfere. However now, with all the large Dodge RAM pickups and
>Cherokees and Broncos and every other car an SUV, driving at night is
>really hard on the eyes 'cause even low beams seem like brights when
>they're at the same height as my mirror. And God forbid if they actually
>do have their high beams on - that's even worse. But just the lows are
>deadly.
>
>- Tab
>
>At 11:07 AM 10/12/99 -0400, mkris@sprynet.com wrote:
>>How far is far enough behind with a LBC. When my windshield was hit, I was at
>>least a car lenght behind. My guess was that she was too busy on her cell
>phone
>>and couldn't control her turn with one hand, cutting the corner too hard,
>>kicking up the stones. Those subdivions are large trucks for living in a busy
>>sub-urban enviorment and IMHO, unnecessary. But what is worse is the animated
>>cell phone conversations that I see while driving. I cant understand how
>these
>>women can be in full control of thier trucks at 30=40 mph while on the
>>telephone.
>> I wish I had gotten the license plate number, but by the time I noticed
>>the crack starting, I was already past the intersection and she was on her
>way.
>>Chris
>>77 mgb -- wounded
>>
>>
Larry B. Macy, Ph.D.
macy@bblmail.psycha.upenn.edu
System Administrator/Manager
Neuropsychiatry Section
Department of Psychiatry
University of Pennsylvania
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Philadelphia, PA 19104
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