Would you believe one night I witnesses a person with a lit cigarette in one hand, a cell phone in the other and trying to drive?----- Original Message ----- From: "David Brodbeck" <gull@GULL.US> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2004 12:30 PM Subject: Re: I get no respect
> On Tue, 6 Apr 2004, The corruptor wrote: > > > I had many close call in the past on my bike with stupid driver entering > > highway, never looking in the dead angle, i said dead angle, i said dead > > angle.................why the hell do we call that dead angle, they must be > > a good reason!!!!!!!!! > > In English it's usually called a "blind spot", but "dead angle" makes for > a good hint at the consequences of not checking it! > > BTW, Vanagons have big blind spots, and the size and placement of the B > pillar makes them hard to check. I highly recommend those stick-on convex > blind spot mirrors. > > > David Brodbeck, N8SRE > '82 Volkswagen Diesel Westfalia > '86 Volvo 240DL wagon |
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