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As seen from la.general, on
6 Jan 2000 19:28:22 GMT, fred_s@netcom.com (Frederick Scott) wrote:

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>phil+s3@bolthole.no-bots.com writes: 
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>>On Thu, 06 Jan 2000 00:15:07 -0800, jhurwit@netcom.com wrote:
>>>....
>>>    When I was studying sociology and psychology in school 20 years ago,
>>>    there was already a solid body of evidence from experimental
>>>    research that people are more willing to harm others if they're
>>>    anonymous, ie. unknown to those they injure.
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>>And being physically higher seems to have some effect also.
>>Which I might add is incredibly annoying to regular people who can no
>>longer look over the hood of these monsters, when they are sitting all the
>>way at the front waiting for a left turn, and you just need to make a right
>>turn.
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>Yup!  There's an irritation I've had many a time.  Worse, when you're
>sitting abreast with the SUV to your left and want to see back up the
>cross street to see what's coming.  So you move up to see around them.
>Then *they* move up, almost as if to deliberately cut off your view.
>I suppose it might just be a pschological thing where some people notice
>that the guy next to them is moving up, therefore it's OK for them to
>move up, too - without ever bothering to consider that the poor guy
>JUST...WANTS...TO *SEE*!  Grrrrrrrrrrr....!

    This is also my primary gripe over the proliferation of SUVs:
    visibility, which is a safety issue.  What do they teach you in
    drivers' training?  "Drive ahead."  My instructor drilled that into
    my head even more than others usually emphasize it, and I do.  I'm
    looking up there just as far as I can see, watching what's shaping
    up.  When it comes to driving, I don't appreciate surprizes.

    But it's near impossible to see up ahead when stuck behind a large
    vehicle in heavy traffic.  Before, it wasn't too much of a problem
    to get out from behind the occasional truck or van.  Now SUVs are
    everywhere!  And it's a great deal more work to hang on to a clear
    view of the road up ahead.

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jhurwit@netcom.com                                       Jeffrey Hurwit
         "Sometimes, I just can't help myself!"  --Babs Bunny