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Article #1880Re: flashing lights to pass
From: Aardwolf
Date: Wed, 19 Feb 1997 00:00
Date: Wed, 19 Feb 1997 00:00
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Matt Spolin wrote: > What I've come to understand is that most of the people who don't > automatically move over when fast traffic is approaching are the same > people who take it personally when you flash highbeams at 'em. Maybe it's > because they're juvenile and they take a highbeam flash personally, maybe > it's because they just don't know what it means. The point is, it doesn't > get them out of the way. In fact, it often makes them confrontational and > more agressive. I'd rather not deal with that, thank you very much. Well if that's the way they're gonna act, they're the ignorant morons. I'll use the correct signal and if it comes to that (which I think realistically there is an almost negligible chance of that kind of thing happening, but I always have a plan just in case) I will not hesitate to take protective action. Aardwolf.
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