As the driver of both a SUV (one of the rare ones that actually gets off
the paved roads) and a LBC, I definitly notice a difference in the way other
drivers treat me when I'm in the TR6. I think part of it is that I'm much more
conservative with where I position my LBC in traffic. More following distance,
etc.
Some of it might be jealousy. Wouldn't you be envious of someone driving to
work in the morning rush hour with the sun on his face, the wind in his hair
and his necktie flapping in the wind behind him! No, of course you wouldn't.
Because that would be you!
I have also noticed that drivers of big rigs don't display the same lack of
'respect' that most SUV drivers do. Hats off to all the professional drivers
out there!
My 2 cents worth,
Mark Stahlke
On 16-Jul-98, Rodney Orr wrote:
>Along the same train of thought, is it just me or do other lbc drivers feel
>that many other drivers (especially of Yank tanks, SUVs and 1/2 tons) don't
>'respect' your lbc by tail gating, cutting off, and generally taking
>advantage of a smaller vehicle - who's driver is very unlikely to put his
>car at risk by 'standing-up for his rights'?
>Rant mode off.
>Rod. '70 TR6 CC55899L
>At 21:58 16-07-98 -0400, Paul Burr wrote:
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>>At 7:39 PM -0000 7/14/98, toad@nlights.net wrote:
>>>Hello All!
>>>
>>>I'll be damned. No matter how hard you try, someone always has to come
>>>along and spoil the fun.
>>>
>>>I'm furious. Not because of the accident, but because the jerk didn't
>>>have the balls or the honor to fess up and take it like a man. .
>>>
>>>Will
>>>Delivered from Northern Lights BBS, Everett, WA.
>>
>>Will, last spring I took my daughter to the local park to see a flower
>>display at the greenhouse. four cars in the parking lot, counting my faded,
>>but straight and rust free, TR6. Parked 10 spaces from the nearest car. You
>>got it! When we left, some one had pulled up next to the TR and opened
>>their door right into the passenger side door! Nice crease, with white
>>paint added to highlight it. The bastard had left, not a trace!
>>My wife's jetta had the grill and front headlight smashed by a van in the
>>paking lot at work. The guy just drove off! Fourtunatley, some one in the
>>building saw it happen, and got the name of the contractor -it was on the
>>van is 3 foot tall letters! Sometimes ya get the bear....
>>Between yaking on cell phones, putting on make up, and driving around in
>>altered states, it's a wonder we're not getting mowed down in the streets
>>
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