Re: Last minute lane changers

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From: P. J. Remner
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1998 00:00

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In a previous article, grimrod@mindless.moc (Brandon Sommerville) says:

>Joel Garry wrote:
>
>>It's an aggressive maneuver.  It's unambiguous behavioral evidence that
>>someone has a problem and further, they may be blaming you for it and may
>>take further action.  Isn't that enough?
>
>I would say most of the time it is ignorance as opposed to aggression
>that drives tailgaters.  If aggression was the motivator, as soon as
>they had a chance they'd get around you.  Rarely happens where I see
>it.

I have seen people aggressively tailgate when there was room to move
around.  I have also seen (and been in the car with!) people who
tailgate due to ignorance.

Either way, one should get away from a tailgater *ASAP*.
Ignorance and aggression are two of the biggest sins of driving.

-- 
I walked out to my car.  I unlocked the door, smoothly opened it and sat into 
the rich velour seat.  I buckled the belt tightly and closed the door with a 
solid satisfying "click".  I twisted the key and the 429 roared and throbbed
to life, and I ratcheted into First and...       then I woke up for real.

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From: aj923@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (P. J. Remner)
Subject: Re: Last minute lane changers
Date: 1998/07/28
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