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Article #636Re: Cost of public vs. private transportation
From: nicho
Date: Tue, 04 Aug 1992 11:04
Date: Tue, 04 Aug 1992 11:04
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In <1992Aug3.210550.27153@ke4zv.uucp> Gary Coffman writes:
--- good description of driving whilst on autopilot deleted ----
The truth of this can be demonstrated by thinking of the number of
times you wanted to make a minor deviation (go to the shops perhaps)
from, say, work to home, and found yourself in the drive before you
remembered what you were supposed to do.
You can also have some fun by pulling up behind someone who is
reading a paper at traffic lights, and giving a short tap on the horn.
Half the time they'll start to edge forward before actually looking at
the road. The resultant flurry of scattered paper and look of hurt
bewilderment as they relise the lights are still red, can relieve the
tedium of the longest jam.
<disclaimer> Please, no sanctimonious comments about causing accidents,
traffic under these conditions is slllooowww ....
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!sun-barr!ames!agate!ucbvax!VNET.IBM.COM!nicho From: nicho@VNET.IBM.COM Newsgroups: sci.physics Subject: Re: Cost of public vs. private transportation Message-ID: <9208041105.AA10767@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> Date: 4 Aug 92 11:04:46 GMT References: <22072@venera.isi.edu> <1992Jul29.223430.6269@s1.gov> <1992Jul31.001125.9798@ke4zv.uucp> <1992Aug3.210550.27153@ke4zv.uucp> Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Reply-To: nicho@vnet.ibm.com Lines: 18