🚀 go-pugleaf

On Thu, 09 Jul 1998 18:30:47 GMT, E. Faubion <in@the.sig> wrote:
>joelga@pebble.org (Joel Garry) wrote:
>
>>Actually, what I would like to know is how many accidents you cause by
>>being on the side of the road,
>
>None. 
>
>>so people _stop watching where they are
>>going because there is a police car at the side of the road_ and hit the 
>>brakes. 
>
>This is a juvenile argument.  Blame the cops because they use marked
>units.  Oh heaven forbid someone might look at one and crash.  Oh me
>oh my, what is this world coming to?

Since you are unaware of it, people do hit the brakes when they see a police
car.  People who crash right in front of a police car have very entertaining
expressions.

>
>Your preference for unmarked units is duly noted.

Did I say that?  Man, your powers of observation are on drugs.

>
>>I know I've seen plenty of rubber necker accidents,
>
>How?  By rubber necking?

Yep.  Also, by not rubbernecking and seeing the person in front of me hit
the person in front of them.

>
>>Maybe your OK traffic volume makes these observations different.
>
>Perhaps being privy to the causes of thousands of crashes rather than
>relying on anecdotal evidence just a tad too?

You must really be out in cow country if you've never seen an accident
due to rubbernecking.  It's so bad the CHP is buying screens to put up
next to freeway incidents.

>
>>>Baloney.  You just want to drive fast and don't like tickets.  Let's
>>>call this what it really is and cut the nonsense.  
>
>>Hey, that suits me.
>
>The truth at last.  How refreshing!

If you were to pay attention, you may have seen this before.

>
>
>email address can be found at:
>http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/6123/


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