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Date:         Thu, 14 Jan 2010 10:05:30 -0800
Reply-To:     BenT Syncro <syncro@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         BenT Syncro <syncro@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: anti-tailgater
Comments: To: Arkady Mirvis <arkadymirvis@GMAIL.COM>
Comments: cc: David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net>
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Moderator Comment:

Ark, I'm afraid it is not quite Friday even in Lisbon. This sort of posting should be reserved for Fridays only.

BenT Sent from my mobile device

On Jan 14, 2010, at 5:36 AM, Arkady Mirvis <arkadymirvis@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

> Not funny! Many Portuguese drivers are real masters in handling. > Some try to copy and they are responsible for giving Portuguese > drivers bad name. All are considered the worst drivers in Europe. > After almost 2.5 years I was very observant where the bad > reputation came from. > Tailgating! Is it only in Portugal? O, no! Drive on I 80 in NJ and > you will be scared seeing in rear window only the front a 18- > wheeler, nothing else! > Already twice I, usually maintaining the safe distance, saw the > following. A vehicle in front of me was suddenly engulfed in a cloud > of > black-yellow smoke. I felt also a realy nose eating smell. What was > that? I found that some "ingenious" drivers installed anti- > tailgater. This is a small 10 cm long, 8 cm in dia. piece installed > as a tail pipe. Apparently it has a remote controlled actuation to > inject into the exhaust some chemical. The driver, seeing a > tailgater behind his car, actuates the device and stages a smoke > screen! Great! I wish more of that. While it isn't perfectly safe, > it will send a signal to the public that they can get some smell > they will not lose in a week. > The police in Portugal is very rare, no ambushes, they are very > poliute, underepaid and far more slim and good looking. Nice guys! > They go on strikes and limit their activities by not fining the > offenders. So the government loses a lot of money ( the revenues ) > and raises the pay. > > Ark. >


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