AMEN, AMEN, and AMEN!!!!!!
Bryan Stinocher
bdstinocher@sewsus.com
502-782-7397 xt. 2284
----Original Message-----
From: unicorn7 [SMTP:unicorn7@mail.icnet.net]
Sent: Friday, July 17, 1998 11:37 PM
To: Triumphs
Subject: Re: Geezers in the fast lane
OK time for my .02 worth. I'm a 37 yr. old male driver, military
pilot,
have driven extensively throughout Germany, the UK, Belgium,
Holland,
Australia, Guam, Panama, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Portugal, Canada, and
every
state here with the exception of Alaska. I am classified by both
friends
and family as an aggressive driver, however...I have NEVER been
involved in
an accident (as victim or cause), my last speeding ticket was over 5
years
ago, and I've only had 4 speeding tickets/moving violations since I
was 16.
I do not exceed the speed limit in residential areas, and in most
cases wont
exceed the posted speed limit by more than a few MPH until I'm in a
45 MPH
or faster zone. From my experience, we, as a country drive
marginally
better than the Saudis and Turks, are about equal to the Panamanians
and
Guamanians, and are worse than the remainder of the list in how we
drive and
how we take care of our vehicles. The only time most people in this
country
drive with any semblance of sanity or courtesy is when they're out
in the
middle of nowhere on the interstate. When people start getting
close to
cities, towns, or other things that can slow them down
(construction,
accidents, exit ramps) they start doing silly things.
Personally, I think that people ought to be cited for reckless
endangerment by the police for use of cell phones, performing
personal
grooming, or other distracting activities if it can be shown that
this
contributed to an accident. I personally feel that if people paid a
bit
more attention to the other vehicles on the road, there would be a
fewer
problems.
As far as the "geezer"is concerned, in most civilized countries,
cars move
over when a vehicle approaches from behind to overtake them, this is
called
being courteous. As for the car approaching at a higher speed, you
have a
responsibility to make your intentions known, i.e., turn signal for
lane
change, or the beam flash, but tailgating is just plain rude. After
a
reasonable amount of time (when it becomes apparent that the driver
of the
vehicle in front of you is either ignoring you, or is being less
than
courteous) if it is safe and prudent to do so, pass them on the
right, and
get on about your business - don't bother to make eye contact, it
invites
confrontation, will probably annoy you, and will bring satisfaction
to the
other driver.
I have friends, mostly female, who drive like the "geezer" does,
and in
many cases they feel not only justified, but self-righteous about
this
activity, believing that by driving exactly 5 MPH over the speed
limit they
are somehow helping to make the highways safer for everyone.
Unfortunately,
like the "geezer", they don't understand that this disrupts traffic
flow,
and can actually cause accidents that they will never see if
everyone trying
to overtake him has to slam on their brakes because they are used to
10-15
MPH over, and they expect him to move. In many countries, and Texas
the law
is "KEEP RIGHT EXCEPT TO PASS" (rechts fahren)
'69 GT6+
'93 Mustang Cobra
Boeing E-3
Boeing B-52
T-37
T-38
-----Original Message-----
From: Stinocher, Bryan D. <bdstinocher@sewsus.com>
To: 'Coday Family' <coday@localaccess.com>; triumphs@autox.team.net
<triumphs@autox.team.net>
Date: Friday, July 17, 1998 3:23 PM
Subject: RE: Geezers in the fast lane
>
>Will the steering wheel only turn every 30 miles or so? What is the
fetish
>with driving in the left-hand lane, which I learned in this century
was for
>passing, not for those planning on driving a long way. If you ain't
in a
>hurry, get in the slow lane. There you can travel at leisure, and
let us
>with more testosterone and better eyes blow on through!! Besides,
we set
off
>all the speed traps for you guys!!
>
>Bryan
>TR Owner Wannabe (and driving like a madman!!)
>
> ----Original Message-----
> From: Coday Family [SMTP:coday@localaccess.com]
> Sent: Friday, July 17, 1998 7:57 AM
> To: triumphs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Geezers in the fast lane
>
>
>
> > I flash my lights a lot when someone in front of me thinks he is
>entitled to
> > the fast lane, even though he is driving slower than those in
the
>slow lane.
> > All it gets me in the states is the "bird"...
>
> You know when I am going 5 miles over the speed limit, and plan to
> travel 30 or more miles, I move to the far left lane to avoid the
> merging traffic at the right where most of the on ramps are.
>
> When I learned to drive last century, the teaching was that the
left
>
> lane was essentially an express lane to travel through on, not an
> unlimited speed autobohn lane.
>
> I know it drives the young guys with more testosterone than brain
> cells crazy to travel at only 5 miles over the speed limit, but at
>my
> advanced age, it seems fast enough to me.
>
> Luckily, as my eyesight fails, I don't really see the headlights
> flashing anymore.
>
> > If only they had the death penalty for idiot drivers, the
highways
>would be
> > much clearer and faster!!
>
> I agree with you on the death penalty for idiot drivers, we may
> disagree on who the idiots are.
>
> Mike
>
> 59 TR3 TS52320 (a daily driver wannabe)
>
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