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Re: Speeding, reckless driving, etc...

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From: DPH
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1998 00:00
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This would only be for life/death situation.  Wouldn't care who liked it or not
afterwards.

DPH

Scott M. Kozel wrote:

> DPH <rally2xs@csi.com> wrote:
> >
> > That would include getting the hell out of the road.  So drive defensively, and
> > do it.  If you are blocking up the left lane and I have a medical emergency
> > concerning someone I care about, you're going to feel one hell of a sharp jolt
> > on your rear bumper as my front bumper contacts it repeatedly, at greater and
> > greater velocity differentials until you get the hell out of the way or end up
> > in the ditch, and it won't matter a whit to me which way it goes down.  My
> > people are more important than your desire to control the road.
>
> Unfortunately, if you did this to the wrong person, you would likely
> become an "emergency" yourself.  If you were still around after the
> event, you would likely be charged with a felony such as aggravated
> assault or something worse.
>
> Reminds me of something that happened locally about a year ago.  A guy
> did the bumper-thumper routine on someone, similar to what is described
> above (although there was no emergency), and several miles down the
> road, his car got beat up.
>
> The bumper-thumper guy exited the expressway, and stopped at a traffic
> light.  The other guy had followed him, and he got out, walked over to
> the guy's car, and he beat his car up with a baseball bat.  Then he
> drove away just like nothing happened.
>
> If you ask me, both of them were rather immature.
>
> --
> Scott M. Kozel    "The Virginia Highwayman"   kozelsm@richmond.infi.net
> Highway and Transportation History Websites
> Virginia/Maryland/Washington D.C. http://www.richmond.infi.net/~kozelsm
> PHL area http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Campus/5961/pennways.html
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From: DPH <rally2xs@csi.com>
Subject: Re: Speeding, reckless driving, etc...
Date: 1998/07/31
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