Re: Last minute lane changers

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From: Rahul Dhesi
Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 00:00

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In <slrn6qqbv0.aoi.joelga@pebble.org> joelga@pebble.org (Joel Garry) writes:

>>This is correct.  Granted, in rare circumstances you can't move left or
>>right or go faster;  but you can ALWAYS go slower and get out of the
>>box.  Most of the time you can stay out of the box by careful
>>manouvering, and that's what I do all the time.  Once you get used to
>>it, it becomes second nature so you don't have to think about it.

>During the period of time you are slowing down, you are at risk (plus you
>are inviting someone to cut in front of you, getting in the accident with
>the truck directly in front of you at a time you can't avoid it).

After you have been in an accident, you can do one of two things.  You
can decide that it was not preventable.  Or you can decide that it WAS
preventable, and ask yourself what you could have done differently.

There is some risk in all driving.  With effort, and by taking
responsibility for preventing accidents, you can decrease this risk to a
very low level.  You can do this only if you stop worrying about whether
an accident was somebody else's fault and begin focusing on whether you
were involved in one at all.
-- 
Rahul Dhesi <dhesi@spams.r.us.com>
a2i communications, a quality ISP
    "Any idiot can avoid automobile accidents that are his own fault.  It
     takes skill to avoid accidents that are the *other* person's fault."

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From: c.c.eiftj@06.usenet.us.com (Rahul Dhesi)
Subject: Re: Last minute lane changers
Date: 1998/07/16
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