The bottom line is: no one knows what is on the mind of the person that is
in a hurry. it may be that he needs to be somewhere important to him. his
2nd job, to a distress call from home, to a hospital or to nowhere. the
fact is that he has his right to use the roads as he sees fit. we can only
hope that his decisions to speed are used in a manner that is safe for us as
well as himself. Now don't think that I do not on occassion put the pedal
to the metal. As I have stated I think it is dangerous to drive on a street
or freeway that looks like the start of the indy 500. So I try to distance
myself from all other cars around me, and that means speeding away from the
rest of the pack that are content with driving within a crowd. Maybe I have
a symptom of "Auto Claustrophobia", but I guess at my age, and witnessing
events that have happened on the highway for no apparent reason, my insanity
is justified.
-----Original Message-----
From: corcoran <corcoran@bainbridgeisland.net>
To: roadster list <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Date: Saturday, August 28, 1999 4:56 PM
Subject: Road Rage
> I'd have to say I tend to agree with Patrick and whole heatedly
>agree with Gordon's somewhat long winded comments. "Parade Leaders"
>belong in a parade with the rest of the clowns. Roaring up behind a
>"Parade Leader" and honking your horn is not cool either. Especially at
>night in a big truck with it's elevated head lights. In this case the
>truck should display a bit of courtesy and follow at a safe distance and
>allow the "Parade Leader" time to switch lanes.
> I wish all drivers could have the opportunity to drive in a country
>like Germany and see first hand how a little lane discipline allows
>every one the freedom to travel at a variety of safe speeds. It would
>also be helpful if the copulators did not discriminate against
>"speeders" by rarely ticketing slow drivers or those with five or more
>cars behind them.
>Tim C.
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