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RE: not triumph at all anymore

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Subject: RE: not triumph at all anymore
From: "Mark Hooper" <mhooper@digiscreen.ca>
Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2005 16:01:36 -0400
You're a strange lot in the land of USA. I see that a lousy driver can wipe out 
a whole family and drive off more or less free, whereas an 11-year old girl is 
charged for assault with a deadly weapon for flinging a rock at a boy who had 
hit her with a water balloon. 
http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/08/03/girl.charged.ap/index.html 

Yeah yeah, I understand the situation, but it still looks strange. I mean 
ground her or something. With a felony record on her head, she soon won't be 
able to leave or enter the country. Isn't that a bit overkill? I guess she'll 
have to beg the Kindergarten Cop for a pardon. 

Mark


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net
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Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2005 3:44 PM
To: wsteinman@pogolaw.com; CFisher@borgwarner.com;
triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: not specifically triumph, but vintage related


In a message dated 8/3/2005 2:58:02 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
wsteinman@pogolaw.com writes:


> Well said.  I have often equated the risks of driving my Healey with a
> motorcycle.

I ride a Harley Davidson regularly as well as a couple of vintage bikes.  If 
you are hit by anything on a bike you are toast. No protection what so ever.  
Leathers may help a little.  Triumph's at least offer some steel between your 
body parts and a SUV bumper.  It is good that you guys are being careful and 
if the bike analogy works for you that is great.  I may even try it next time I 
drive one of the Spits or the TR3B.  I feel much safer in the Four, 250, Six 
or one of the Wedges for some reason. I hate looking to the left on a freeway 
and seeing the lug nuts of an 18 wheeler going by but the ride in a Triumph is 
worth the risk to me.
Darrell




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