> 1)Its a bunker-burner, and people can't stand the diesel exhaust > 2)People can't see over or around it. I actually see them driving > straddling the double yellow line in my side mirror. > 3)People get *very* frustrated over slow acceleration. (Hey, I make > it to "speed_limit+5", but it takes a little while to get there) 4) all of the above and more :-) There are some real idiots out there. Just have to get out of the way, I think, and let them have their accident with someone else. Another point that some people miss is that in a bus you are about 3' higher than everyone else, and can see much more. Often this means you can see overtaking opportunities that others can't. I was driving my folks '88 panelvan (turbodiesel) at the weekend and passed a whole series of "low" cars waiting in queues of traffic (including a VR6 Corrado and a Porsche 944 :-) because they couldn't see the road ahead to overtake. Just wait'll I get my flat six... :-) Cheers, W. +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+
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