I disagree.  Maybe I'm off topic, as I missed the original post, but I think 
that defensive driving makes you stand out.  Not too many people do it.  My 
brief explanation of defensive driving to people is that you have to think like 
a quarterback making a run for the end.  There's a lot of people trying to get 
you and you have to be aware of where they are and plan where you're going to 
go when they come for you.
>From experience as a young man, many years ago, I can tell you one agressive 
>thing not to do at stoplights.  Someone got impatient in a Fiat Spider and 
>revved up and popped the clutch and then hit the brakes when the car started 
>to move forward.  The drunk behind him saw the car start to move and stepped 
>on the gas.
Robert D.
 
> Personally, I find it does more good to drive a little aggressively so that 
> people notice you and you do not blend in. Defensive driving makes you "one 
> with everything" and virtually invisible.
> David Lieb
> 1972 RWA
> 
> Of course, no one has been able to show me how to drive aggressively while 
> sitting at a red light... 
 
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