As a fellow Dallas/Ft. Worth area resident, I think the drivers here are too
aggressive and completely inconsiderate. Everyone drives within 10 feet of
each other doing 80+ MPH. Apparently basic physics was not a required
course here. I see more 5 car fender benders on the highway here than
anywhere else I've lived or visited. That's saying a lot since I travel 80%
of the time. This has got to be the one-car fatality capital of the world!
Most of those were probably caused by those who were not being able to flip
someone off and drive at the same time ;-).
Charlie Hubbard
1964 SPL310
-----Original Message-----
From: Ronnie Day [mailto:rday@airmail.net]
Sent: Saturday, August 28, 1999 10:56 PM
To: roadster list
Subject: Re: Road Rage
>The bottom line is: no one knows what is on the mind of the person that is
>in a hurry.
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>the fact is that he has his right to use the roads as he sees fit.
I was gonna stay out of this thread, but I've got to say that I disagree
strongly with this last statement. No one has a inherent right to use to
drive. It's a privilege that should be more dependent on sharing the
roads with others in a safe, sane, manner. Roaring up behind some at a
high closure rate, flashing lights and setting on the horn is reckless
and immature. People who refuse to operate their cars in a safe manner do
not have the right to endanger the safety of others. If they want to kill
themselves, there are plenty of very lonely roads in NW Neveda.
Average speeds on the freeways here in the D/FW area are approaching 80
mph. You can be going close to that in the left (#1/fast) lane and still
have fools come roaring up behind you and going ballistic, even if
there's no way you can pull over to let them by. I was recently driving
about 75 mph in the #2 lane with both the #1 and #3 lanes empty for at
least a couple of hundred yards when this idiot in a pickup came flying
up behind me, sat a couple of feet off my bumper for a couple of seconds
and finally went around me, honking and flipping me off. Maybe I'm dense,
but I fail to see where I was at fault.
One of the biggest reasons I hate commuting, other than shear traffic
volume, is that too many folks give driving minimum priority after
talking on the phone, eating, shaving, applying makeup, or anything else
they have feel they need to do. Driving is a dynamic, interactive
activity.
Bottom line, it is not my job to stay out of everyone elses way while
they behave in any manner they see fit. It is my job, and in my best
interest, to be aware of the changing environment as I drive.
FWIW, Ron
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Ronnie Day
rday@airmail.net
Dallas/Ft. Worth
'71 510 2-dr (Prepared class autocrosser)
'73 510 2-dr (Street Toy)
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