Driving conditions in Vandenberg AFB and nearby territory are Tinkertoys compared with LA freeway traffic. But and all, I'm sure that even LA or New York commuters are stunningly polite compared with some of places in the world where the horn is considered a substitute for the brake pedal. -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano Bend, OR KG6RCR
On 9/21/2008 8:03 AM Hector Zapata wrote: > I went to California last year for a temporary duty assignment at Vanderberg > AFB, and was amazed how the driving there is not as bad as here in Puerto > Rico. At least when I was driving on the fast lane, cars would move to the > left lane, over here that doesn't happen. And I saw the strangest thing: the > traffic light at an intersection failed, and people took turns stopping and > letting the other lanes thru, wow. Try that one over here. > > Héctor > 1990 Carat 'Ursula' > > By three methods we may learn wisdom: > First, by reflection, which is noblest; > Second, by imitation, which is easiest; > and third by experience, which is the bitterest. > Confucius > > > > On Sun, Sep 21, 2008 at 10:49 AM, Mike Elliott <camping.elliott@gmail.com>wrote: > >> On 9/21/2008 12:09 AM Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: >> >> Don't you know what the rule is for driving in California Mike ? >>> 'If you see a car anywhere ahead of you, you are suppossed to accelerate >>> rapidly right up to it and get about 8 feet from its rear bumper, then >>> stay >>> 'locked on' there." >>> >>> >>> I'm sure that's a rule in Ca. >>> >>> >> It is! In fact, it's on p. 25 of last year's California DMV manual. >> -- >> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott >> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") >> 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano >> Bend, OR >> KG6RCR >> > > > > -- > |
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