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Scott: What is your point?...People who have no maturity, drive their cars in
public like they played with toys when they were young, probably are driving
illegally/drunk/stoned/etc, and have no sense of perception should not be on
the road! (PERIOD) Now, why don't you put your knowledge to a good use and
try and get a damn standard/education to get a license! The system is a joke.
It is certainly not surprising that ignorant, irresponsible people lacking
education (to an absurd level) are not going to be able to apply logic and
sane reasoning when behind the wheel. Why do you think that this proves a
point? Are you surprised? You seem to like to make your points with all these
'stories'. Sure is interesting in one of your previous posts (I think it was
you...if not please accept apology) that you knew the 'stoned drivers' were
saying how "cool" they were right before getting killed. I can point to an
extreme tailgating example where everyone came out ok....A couple of years
ago in NC, Richard Petty got pissed at a left lane blocker (LLB) and bumped
him/her from behind!!! (ala Nascar) There was no accident (imagine that!).
Does that mean I should run around and cite this as a good example of how to
tailgate and make better time (the other driver did move over!). Of course
not, that would be absurd too.

Logical, aware, thinking drivers are decreasing in numbers quickly. Let's try
and reverse this tragedy and I guarantee your stockpile of 'stories' will
decrease inversely.

In article <35B07C8E.393C@richmond.infi.net>,
  kozelsm@richmond.infi.net wrote:
> Rahul Dhesi wrote:
> >
> > It's not just paranoia, the other motorists really are out to get me.
> >
> > But they won't, not any time soon, not if I can help it.
>
> A few years ago, this happened on a Maryland urban interstate highway.
> This shows the dangers of speeding, tailgating, and reckless driving.
>
> A motorist was tailgating other motorists, and flashing his lights, to
> bulldoze them out of the way.  Witnesses saw no sign of any emergency.
> Another motorist was in the left lane of a six-lane (3 each way)
> expressway, passing a line of cars, going at or just above the speed
> limit, according to witnesses.  The tailgater lost his patience, and
> zoomed around on the right.  He decided to express his road rage by
> cutting in across the front of the guy he had been tailgating.  He cut
> it too close, and the rear bumper of his Chevrolet Lumina clipped the
> front bumper of the Chevrolet Caprice.  His car spun out of control into
> the median, rolled over the guardrail into the oncoming lanes of
> traffic, and was broadside when he hit a large pickup truck head-on (or
> head-side, whatever). He had two unfortunate passengers with him.
>
> The car was torn into three major pieces, and many minor pieces, and
> their bodies were strewn in pieces along the highway.  The Caprice
> driver was not injured, and the pickup driver was moderately injured.
>
> Very tragic, the motorist's impatience and reckless driving cost him his
> life and the lives of his two passengers.  They had to be shoveled up.
> He collided with two other cars in the process, and created a ten-mile
> long traffic jam.
>
> --
> Scott M. Kozel   "The Virginia Highwayman"    kozelsm@richmond.infi.net
> Highway and Transportation History Websites
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> PHL area http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Campus/5961/pennways.html
>

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