RE: Backup Alert-Almost off topic

From: The Man From Utopia (tmfu@home.com)
Date: Sun Jul 30 2000 - 13:45:17 EDT


> I'm having an argument with my son. Let's see how many
> people on the DML vote his way and how many vote my way. I have a Backup
Alert
> light for Reverse which beeps when you put it in Reverse so that people
> can get out of my way. My son says it's embarrassing to have that going
> off. I say it's a good safety precaution because kids get hit all the
time by
> people backing up. I'm not saying the Alert is the only thing and I don't
> use it as an excuse for not looking as well. I'm just saying that if I
can keep an
> absent-minded person from getting hurt it is worth it. Besides, I don't
get
> embarrassed easily anyway. What do you all think?

Tell your son to lighten up. Explain to him how much fun it is scaring to
folks standing behind the truck when it beeps.. It's especially good when
folks decide to have a coversation behind you and you want out of the
parking space.. Since I have a stick I just put it into reverse and that
quick grind gets there attention real quick. ;-)

Greg
95 Dakota Sport CC v6 5spd
Rahway NJ
ICQ: 283886
http://24.6.89.18/dakota/dodge.htm



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