Uh, I think you're saying let's 'compare ourselves with ourselves', are you not? I agree those folks you describe are rude but my point was that advertising rudeness is a rung lower than the daily rudeness like you described. We've all made mistakes but to advertise a rude attitude (Too slow? Too bad!) is over the top, on purpose, active counter productivity. Since when does tit for tat improve the world we live in? When I'm in me Vanagon (content) I try to keep to the left but when someone is flashing their lamps at me and I'm already tailgating out of necessity, as you describe, I simply ignore them. Sorta peaceful nonviolence on the roadway, no? On Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 9:39 AM, J Stewart <fonman4277@comcast.net> wrote: > > > man I'd not run that sticker. > > > that says 'screw you, I don't care about you' ( or if they're bothered > > by > > > your behavior or speed - it's a pure 'screw you.' ) > > > That could get you shot at in some places, or whatever. > > > I don't think this attitude is any worse than the "get the hell outta my > way, I'm in a hurry" attitude, which is far more common (here in the > Washington DC area). I commute 120 miles a day round trip, a lot of it on 4 > lane highway where the traffic is very heavy, even when it's moving close to > the speed limit. If I'm in the left lane, nearly every morning some a**hole > flashes his/her high beams for me to move over, never mind that 2 car > lengths ahead of me is another car (and don't tell me I'm tailgating, you > CANNOT leave the proper amount of room between cars in this area). So, if I > did move over, two seconds later this jerk is going to be behind another car > going the same speed. What do these people think, that they are Moses and > traffic should part for them to get through? Hell, we're ALL in a hurry. > Just an observation, but most of these folks seem to drive BMWs, Volvo's, > and now Priuses. Jeff >
-- Neil2 '82 Diesel Westfalia (Fwd Puke Qualified) '86 Vanagon/Westfalia Wannabe (Savannah) Nunquam Pendite Divendium |
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