now now now, we must all practice defensive driving tactics. aaand like
they say, the best defense is a good offense =) I agree completely, I've
seen far more wrecks caused by slow drivers than those of us that well,
don't drive slow. This isn't to say the soccer mom doin 90 while dollin
herself up isn't a hazzard, but that's beside the point.
Dak content: my dak merges well and has a helluva passin gear :-)
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Jon Smith----Raleigh, NC---
'95 4x4 318 auto CC
fast4x4@bellsouth.net
15.4@89.5mph
www4.ncsu.edu/~jdsmith4
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----- Original Message -----
From: <Ohm347@aol.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2000 2:09 AM
Subject: Re: DML: SAD DAY FOR THE VIPER
> In a message dated 01/17/2000 3:27:48 PM Pacific Standard Time,
> stei0302@cs.fredonia.edu writes:
>
> << If anything, I
> feel safer in the quicker car, especially when it comes time to merge
> into traffic... >>
> without a doubt this is a true statement in my mind. i've seen to many
> accidents that were caused due to some one trying to merge into fast
traffic
> in a vehicle that takes longer to get up to highway speeds than there is
on
> ramp distance. personally i'm going as fast or faster than traffic when i
> need to merge. people tend to clear a hole for you when they realize that
> the flashing signal light isn't an indication of intention but a solid
fact
> of reality that is not going to slow down or back off.
> derek
>
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