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Ah yes - The joys of SLOW DRIVING

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laura bush - VEHICULAR HOMICIDE - 18 Mar 2006 21:41 GMT
It's so much fun  irritating these nutball  speeders that are held
back by law-abiding citizens like  myself. Your speeding does not
inhibit my driving style but my legal driving inhibits your's and i
love to watch you loonies  seething with rage.  HAHAHAHAHAHA
Alan Baker - 18 Mar 2006 21:44 GMT
>  It's so much fun  irritating these nutball  speeders that are held
> back by law-abiding citizens like  myself. Your speeding does not
> inhibit my driving style but my legal driving inhibits your's and i
> love to watch you loonies  seething with rage.  HAHAHAHAHAHA

So you freely admit you drive in a manner which increases the risk of
collision for everyone around you...

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John A. Weeks III - 19 Mar 2006 03:01 GMT
> >  It's so much fun  irritating these nutball  speeders that are held
> > back by law-abiding citizens like  myself. Your speeding does not
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> So you freely admit you drive in a manner which increases the risk of
> collision for everyone around you...

I retired when I was 40.  Now days, I tend to drive a few
miles per hour under the speed limit.  No sense in being
hard on my vehicle now that I am on a "fixed income".  It
is also far less stressful and I enjoy the trips more.  Low
stress is what life should be about, anyway.

I have heard that slower drivers cause accidents.  I counter
with the fact that each person is responsible for how they
drive, and each person should have their own vehicle under
control.  You never know when a kid or a deer will jump out
in front of you, so you should always be ready to stop anyway.
I simply am not responsible for how other people drive.  If
they want to drive nutso fast such that any little thing out
of the normal causes them to crash, then so be it.

-john-

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Brent P - 19 Mar 2006 03:44 GMT
> I retired when I was 40.  Now days, I tend to drive a few
> miles per hour under the speed limit.  No sense in being
> hard on my vehicle now that I am on a "fixed income".  It
> is also far less stressful and I enjoy the trips more.  Low
> stress is what life should be about, anyway.

I've tried it and there is nothing less stressful about it. It is very
stressful and requires a constant eye on the rear-view mirror. Changing
lanes to make a left side split or ramp is scary as hell. Semi's pass with
inches to spare and often tailgate with spaces which could be measured
with child's school ruler. And I drove at the speed limit in the far right
lane. 45-55mph on chicago area expressways is not for the faint hearted.

> I have heard that slower drivers cause accidents.  I counter
> with the fact that each person is responsible for how they
> drive, and each person should have their own vehicle under
> control.  You never know when a kid or a deer will jump out
> in front of you, so you should always be ready to stop anyway.

Slower speed is easily made up by the kid jumping out closer to your
vehicle. Unless you want to drive sub 25mph everywhere, probably closer to
5mph everywhere this is a non-issue.

> I simply am not responsible for how other people drive.  If
> they want to drive nutso fast such that any little thing out
> of the normal causes them to crash, then so be it.

Nobody here does.
John A. Weeks III - 19 Mar 2006 06:14 GMT
>  It is very
> stressful and requires a constant eye on the rear-view mirror.

Again, you are trying to drive someone else's car.  In my car,
anything from the door posts back is history and is of no concern
to me.  If someone wants to tailgate, make funny faces, or do
something dangerous, that is up to him or her.  I am focused on
avoiding what is in front of me.  After all, if getting somewhere
was oh so important, why don't these nutso fast people just get up
a few minutes earlier every day so they can be a few minutes early
for whereever they are going.

-john-

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Arif Khokar - 19 Mar 2006 07:04 GMT
>> It is very stressful and requires a constant eye on the rear-
>> view mirror.

> Again, you are trying to drive someone else's car.  In my car,
> anything from the door posts back is history and is of no concern
> to me.

Are you saying that you're not worried if some one's going to sideswipe
or rear end your vehicle?  I always keep an eye out for vehicles all
around me, not just ahead of me.

Just because a vehicle crash isn't your fault doesn't mean that you
won't end up injured because of it.  I'd try to avoid getting hit if
possible.
Scott en Aztlán - 19 Mar 2006 17:01 GMT
>>> It is very stressful and requires a constant eye on the rear-
>>> view mirror.
[quoted text clipped - 6 lines]
>or rear end your vehicle?  I always keep an eye out for vehicles all
>around me, not just ahead of me.

Actually, this explains a lot. Ever wonder why the typical LLB seems
to ignore your presence when you're just trying to get by? Maybe he's
completely oblivious to everything behind him like Mr. Weeks is. It
would certainly explain why flashing your passing lights has no effect
- the oblivious f.ck never even saw them.
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John A. Weeks III - 20 Mar 2006 06:59 GMT
> >Are you saying that you're not worried if some one's going to sideswipe
> >or rear end your vehicle?  I always keep an eye out for vehicles all
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> would certainly explain why flashing your passing lights has no effect
> - the oblivious f.ck never even saw them.

Actually, flashing your lights will get my attention.  If
that happens, I will assume that there is some emergency
that I am not aware of, and as a result of the emergency,
I am forced to slow down until I determine what the problem is.

-john-

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Brent P - 20 Mar 2006 07:16 GMT
>> >Are you saying that you're not worried if some one's going to sideswipe
>> >or rear end your vehicle?  I always keep an eye out for vehicles all
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> that I am not aware of, and as a result of the emergency,
> I am forced to slow down until I determine what the problem is.

May you always encounter drivers just like yourself, except slower.
Scott en Aztlán - 20 Mar 2006 15:23 GMT
>> >Are you saying that you're not worried if some one's going to sideswipe
>> >or rear end your vehicle?  I always keep an eye out for vehicles all
[quoted text clipped - 10 lines]
>that I am not aware of, and as a result of the emergency,
>I am forced to slow down until I determine what the problem is.

Begone, troll.

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TedKennedyMurderedHisPregnantMistress.dwpj65@spamgourmet.com - 24 Mar 2006 05:22 GMT
> >> It is very stressful and requires a constant eye on the rear-
> >> view mirror.
[quoted text clipped - 6 lines]
> or rear end your vehicle?  I always keep an eye out for vehicles all
> around me, not just ahead of me.

Incompetent drivers can't comprehend the value in knowing what's around
in all directions.

> Just because a vehicle crash isn't your fault doesn't mean that you
> won't end up injured because of it.  I'd try to avoid getting hit if
> possible.

My heavens! It sounds like you know how to drive. :-)
Brent P - 19 Mar 2006 08:29 GMT
>>  It is very
>> stressful and requires a constant eye on the rear-view mirror.
>
> Again, you are trying to drive someone else's car.

No, I am trying to keep my a.s alive.

> In my car,
> anything from the door posts back is history and is of no concern
> to me.

You'd change your mind once one of them on a cellphone didn't notice your
slow a.s and imprinted their front license plate upon it.

> If someone wants to tailgate, make funny faces, or do
> something dangerous, that is up to him or her.

What about colliding with you?

>  I am focused on
> avoiding what is in front of me.  After all, if getting somewhere
> was oh so important, why don't these nutso fast people just get up
> a few minutes earlier every day so they can be a few minutes early
> for whereever they are going.

I suggest you ignore a semi 12" off your rear bumper and let yourself get
into a situation which requires hard braking.
John A. Weeks III - 20 Mar 2006 07:01 GMT
> > If someone wants to tailgate, make funny faces, or do
> > something dangerous, that is up to him or her.
>
> What about colliding with you?

There are 2500 accidents a day in the Twin Cities area.
Someone can pop over the center line or cross the median
so fast that you would never know what hit you.  I am not
going to spend my golden years worrying about what might
be or could have been.  If your number comes up, there is
very little you can do about it.

-john-

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gpsman - 20 Mar 2006 07:15 GMT
> > > If someone wants to tailgate, make funny faces, or do
> > > something dangerous, that is up to him or her.
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> be or could have been.  If your number comes up, there is
> very little you can do about it.
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Except drive a little slower and a little more carefully to reduce your
chances of being killed, if not injured.

2500 per day?  That seems a tad... high... for an area of 2.7 million
persons, some of whom don't drive.  That's 912,500 accidents per
year...or 3,650,000 every 4 years...
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Brent P - 20 Mar 2006 07:19 GMT
>> > If someone wants to tailgate, make funny faces, or do
>> > something dangerous, that is up to him or her.
>>
>> What about colliding with you?

> There are 2500 accidents a day in the Twin Cities area.
> Someone can pop over the center line or cross the median
> so fast that you would never know what hit you.  I am not
> going to spend my golden years worrying about what might
> be or could have been.  If your number comes up, there is
> very little you can do about it.

But you seem willing to spend your golden years causing as much trouble
for everyone around you as possible.

May you always encounter drivers just like yourself, but slower.
Nate Nagel - 20 Mar 2006 11:37 GMT
>>>If someone wants to tailgate, make funny faces, or do
>>>something dangerous, that is up to him or her.
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>
> -john-

That's a good point, but why deliberately increase the chance of an
incident happening?

nate

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Matthew Russotto - 21 Mar 2006 03:31 GMT
>> > If someone wants to tailgate, make funny faces, or do
>> > something dangerous, that is up to him or her.
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>be or could have been.  If your number comes up, there is
>very little you can do about it.

Fatalism and slavish adherence to the speed limits often go hand in
hand.  Me, I'm going to keep a lookout and do my damndest to avoid
a collision, even if that means prying my eyes away from the
speedometer from time to time.
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Dave Head - 19 Mar 2006 12:59 GMT
>>  It is very
>> stressful and requires a constant eye on the rear-view mirror.
>
>Again, you are trying to drive someone else's car.

That is required if you want to avoid accidents.

Dave Head

>-john-
gpsman - 20 Mar 2006 07:05 GMT
> >>  It is very
> >> stressful and requires a constant eye on the rear-view mirror.
> >
> >Again, you are trying to drive someone else's car.
>
> That is required if you want to avoid accidents.
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Perhaps you could expand on your technique of driving cars occupied by
other drivers while simultaniously driving your own...?!
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Dave Head - 20 Mar 2006 10:56 GMT
>> >>  It is very
>> >> stressful and requires a constant eye on the rear-view mirror.
[quoted text clipped - 5 lines]
>Perhaps you could expand on your technique of driving cars occupied by
>other drivers while simultaniously driving your own...?!

What I meant was that you have to be watching what the other guy is doing and
attempt to anticpate what he's going to do, and then anticipate what you can do
about what he might do.  We always called it, "driving the other guy's car."

Things like watching cars approaching intersections to detect whether they're
really going to stop for you or not, attempting to do something about
tailgating, not allowing people to pace you real close to you like on your rear
quarter that prevents you from swerving for something, not tailgating the other
guy who may find some boneheaded reason to simply stop suddenly, attempt to
"read" whether the other guy is anticipating turning (without a signal, of
course) by where they're positioning themselves in the lane, stuff like that...

Dave Head

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gpsman - 20 Mar 2006 18:15 GMT
> >> >>  It is very
> >> >> stressful and requires a constant eye on the rear-view mirror.
[quoted text clipped - 17 lines]
> "read" whether the other guy is anticipating turning (without a signal, of
> course) by where they're positioning themselves in the lane, stuff like that...
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Well... I think you'd have to agree your desription of those activities
as "driving someone else's car" would be better described as "driving
your own car", wouldn't you?

You surely shouldn't expect anyone else to interpret the phrase as you
intended it.

The problem I see with most perspectives here is that posters often
seem to concentrate of the bad driving of others instead of driving
their own f.cking car.  I suppose the benefits are arguable... I just
drive my own and don't presume to have any idea what other people are
thinking or the ability to determine their motivation for what they do
because ... it doesn't make any difference to me -why- they do what
they do or what they're thinking as they do it.  I think "driving my
own car" is the best course of action... as you seem to think as well.

Sorry for the confusion.
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Old Wolf - 20 Mar 2006 23:11 GMT
> I just drive my own and don't presume to have any idea what
> other people are thinking or the ability to determine their
> motivation for what they do because ... it doesn't make any
> difference to me -why- they do what they do or what they're
> thinking as they do it.

Wow, I'm speechless. How did you get your licence?
Jim Yanik - 21 Mar 2006 01:41 GMT
>> I just drive my own and don't presume to have any idea what
>> other people are thinking or the ability to determine their
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
>
> Wow, I'm speechless. How did you get your licence?

He drives clueless.

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gpsman - 24 Mar 2006 22:00 GMT
> > I just drive my own and don't presume to have any idea what
> > other people are thinking or the ability to determine their
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
>
> Wow, I'm speechless. How did you get your licence?

Why do you ask?

Does the driving exam in Stupidsylvavia require mind reading...?
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N8N - 24 Mar 2006 22:06 GMT
> > > I just drive my own and don't presume to have any idea what
> > > other people are thinking or the ability to determine their
[quoted text clipped - 7 lines]
>
> Does the driving exam in Stupidsylvavia require mind reading...?

Without the ability to predict what other drivers are going to do
('cause they sho' 'nuff aren't going to SIGNAL their intentions...) you
won't last long around here, at least not without one of the morons
wrecking into you.  Out of towners think I'm a mind reader but really
I'm just paying attention to subtle cues, like little head movements,
position of front wheels, etc.

nate

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gpsman - 24 Mar 2006 22:42 GMT
N8N wrote: <brevity snip>
> > > > I just drive my own and don't presume to have any idea what
> > > > other people are thinking or the ability to determine their
[quoted text clipped - 12 lines]
> won't last long around here, at least not without one of the morons
> wrecking into you.

If... you can predict the behavior of strangers why are you wasting
that talent predicting their driving manuevers?  Surely there's a
better use... at least one more monetarily rewarding.
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N8N - 24 Mar 2006 23:54 GMT
> N8N wrote: <brevity snip>
> > > > > I just drive my own and don't presume to have any idea what
[quoted text clipped - 17 lines]
> that talent predicting their driving manuevers?  Surely there's a
> better use... at least one more monetarily rewarding.

I can think of no better purpose than staying alive and keeping my
insurance rates merely at "extortionate" rather than "astronomical."
The fact that you CAN'T do this is not surprising, given that you claim
that driving the speed limit doesn't make you nervous... you're
obviously not a "sensitive" driver.

nate
Doug - 25 Mar 2006 02:22 GMT
>> N8N wrote: <brevity snip>
>> > > > > I just drive my own and don't presume to have any idea what
[quoted text clipped - 25 lines]
>
> nate

Nobody can predict what an other driver is going to do with any accuracy.
However, the prudent driver will allow room to get out of the way when
the other driver does the stupidest of all possible choices. One of the
"skills"(?) I've learned driving large vehicles is that you cannot rely
on quick reflexes, you need to plan out what you are going to do ahead of
time. There is more time required to get across an intersection, longer
to stop, etc. By the time you've seen the hazard become an emergency,
it's too late to react. I fully expect that hazard to become an
emergency, so, I leave room to do what ever maunver I will need to do. I
know this part sounds vague.

For example, heading back to the lot I pass this intersection where the
side road comming in has a full stop. I can't see far down that street
because of a building so I always hang to toward the yellow line instead
of the white line as I would normally. About once a month someone doesn't
stop at the stop sign and encroaches into the intersection. Yestderday
someone ran past the stop sign and into the intersection. Because I had
planned for it, I had a couple of extra feet to work with on my right
hand side and didn't rip off his bumper and grill.

This would seem obvious and a driver would do this without thinking,
alas, most drivers aren't thinking about the task at hand, namely
driving.

I cannot predict what other drivers are going to do. I expect the worst
and plan accordingly.

Doug
Brent P - 25 Mar 2006 02:28 GMT
> Nobody can predict what an other driver is going to do with any accuracy.

I've gotten very good at it. well over 8 of 10. There is a certain 'body
language' that can be read. And most of that remaining bit I don't read, it
was lingering in the back of my head that the driver would do what they did
but I didn't believe my instinct.

> However, the prudent driver will allow room to get out of the way when
> the other driver does the stupidest of all possible choices.

Then you should have no problem when a bicyclist rides further left to
leave an escape route.
Scott en Aztlán - 25 Mar 2006 02:50 GMT
>Nobody can predict what an other driver is going to do with any accuracy.

Spoken like a piss-poor driver.

After being stuck behind a Sloth driver for 3 or 4 blocks, I had
absolutely no trouble predicting that he would continue to drive
slowly. My prediction was correct for as long as he remained in my
sight.
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DTJ - 25 Mar 2006 04:27 GMT
>Nobody can predict what an other driver is going to do with any accuracy.

Bullshit.  Any competent driver can predict what other drivers are
going to do very frequently.

>However, the prudent driver will allow room to get out of the way when
>the other driver does the stupidest of all possible choices. One of the

Bullshit.  Only an idiot drives that way.  If you do, you never get
anywhere, because you are always avoiding "possible" accidents.

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Nate Nagel - 26 Mar 2006 06:22 GMT
>>Nobody can predict what an other driver is going to do with any accuracy.
>
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> Bullshit.  Only an idiot drives that way.  If you do, you never get
> anywhere, because you are always avoiding "possible" accidents.

Well... in some ways, he's right.  For instance, even if I "know" that a
driver is going to turn right, unless he is signaling, I won't pull out
in front of him.  (even then, at least once a year or so, I end up
having to accelerate quickly because the driver WASN'T turning right and
didn't know his signal was on!  Oh, the huge manatee!)  Likewise, I
simply will not RTOR when traffic coming the other direction has a left
turn arrow because I simply don't trust my fellow drivers to stay in
their appropriate lane.

nate

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necromancer - 26 Mar 2006 14:00 GMT
> Nate Nagel:
> Well... in some ways, he's right.  For instance, even if I "know" that a
> driver is going to turn right, unless he is signaling, I won't pull out
> in front of him.  (even then, at least once a year or so, I end up
> having to accelerate quickly because the driver WASN'T turning right and
> didn't know his signal was on!  Oh, the huge manatee!)

I do the same thing. Regardless of how sure I am that that driver is
going to turn, I won't pull out into the intersection untill I see that
vehicle actually commit to turning. Sure, my intuition (and/or his
signals) might be right 99 times out of 100, but there is always that
one time where I would end up taking it in the drivers door....
Doug - 26 Mar 2006 20:51 GMT
>> Nate Nagel:
>> Well... in some ways, he's right.  For instance, even if I "know"
[quoted text clipped - 8 lines]
> his signals) might be right 99 times out of 100, but there is always
> that one time where I would end up taking it in the drivers door....

Bingo!

Doug
Laura Bush murdered her boy friend - 26 Mar 2006 21:37 GMT
> >>Nobody can predict what an other driver is going to do with any accuracy.
> >
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>
> nate

Happened to me just a few days ago. Idiot geezer pulled out of a senior
apmt complex right in front of me. I was driving the speed limit along
a section where even i think the limit is too low and the idiot no
doubt assumed i was going to turn even though i was not signaling. I
sat on the horn for a full second to let the idiot know what i thought.
bernard farquart - 26 Mar 2006 22:03 GMT
> Happened to me just a few days ago. Idiot geezer pulled out of a senior
> apmt complex right in front of me. I was driving the speed limit along
> a section where even i think the limit is too low and the idiot no
> doubt assumed i was going to turn even though i was not signaling. I
> sat on the horn for a full second to let the idiot know what i thought.

When did you get your horn working?
Laura Bush murdered her boy friend - 26 Mar 2006 22:38 GMT
> > Happened to me just a few days ago. Idiot geezer pulled out of a senior
> > apmt complex right in front of me. I was driving the speed limit along
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
>
> When did you get your horn working?

HUH????  It's always worked.
DTJ - 28 Mar 2006 04:23 GMT
>>>Nobody can predict what an other driver is going to do with any accuracy.
>>
[quoted text clipped - 6 lines]
>> Bullshit.  Only an idiot drives that way.  If you do, you never get
>> anywhere, because you are always avoiding "possible" accidents.

>Well... in some ways, he's right.  For instance, even if I "know" that a
>driver is going to turn right, unless he is signaling, I won't pull out
[quoted text clipped - 6 lines]
>
>nate

In some ways, kind of like a Hitler was only a bad guy in some ways.
The intent of his post is what was wrong.  However, I grant that it is
appropriate to drive with some eye towards protecting yourself, only
this idiot was talking about harassing others in order to be able to
drive how he wants.  No matter how you present it, a troll is still a
troll.

That said, I never make a RTOR unless I know I can a) do so without
getting hit, b) do so without encurring wrath-of-ignorant-cop, and c)
I know that if I am incorrect about what some a.shole is doing it will
not put me in danger.

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gpsman - 28 Mar 2006 06:10 GMT
DTJ wrote: <brevity snip>

> That said, I never make a RTOR unless I know I can a) do so without
> getting hit, b) do so without encurring wrath-of-ignorant-cop, and c)
> I know that if I am incorrect about what some a.shole is doing it will
> not put me in danger.

So... your RTOR criteria omits not causing another driver to slow or
change course to accomodate your stupid a.s pulling out in front of
him... as long as you don't get hit or cited, that's good enough?

It doesn't matter that you've delayed him and probably any cars behind,
maybe one of them was trying to make the light, and won't... because
everybody needs to s l o w  d o w n for you?

A cop would be ignorant to cite you for your driving?

I wonder if you'll ever race up to a RTOR looking left and have a
pedestrian step from just out of your peripheral vision and try to
cross in front of you...with the ROW...?  Insurance companies just
-hate- that, the medical bills just never f.cking end... if you're
lucky!

Witnesses can come out of nowhere and dedicate their schedules to being
available to provide statements to the police and the plaintiff's
attorney/s, giving depositions, affidavits, reconstructions.  People
just seem to get a sense of doing something good for the world by
helping some poor bastard that's been run down in a crosswalk...

You -do- have $1M BI, don't you...?
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necromancer - 21 Mar 2006 14:39 GMT
> Dave Head:
> What I meant was that you have to be watching what the other guy is doing and
[quoted text clipped - 8 lines]
> "read" whether the other guy is anticipating turning (without a signal, of
> course) by where they're positioning themselves in the lane, stuff like that...

I refer to that as "defensive driving." A concept well beyond the grasp
of the neo-fascist nanny-state government cheerleaders' hardwired to do
the government's bidding little brains.
Scott en Aztlán - 21 Mar 2006 15:35 GMT
>> What I meant was that you have to be watching what the other guy is doing and
>> attempt to anticpate what he's going to do, and then anticipate what you can do
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
>of the neo-fascist nanny-state government cheerleaders' hardwired to do
>the government's bidding little brains.

Leave it to the Sloths to characterize a primary safety skill as
something bad.

I suppose "aim high in steering" is considered to be "nosy" in the
Sloth culture? That's why they keep their eyes cast down at the
pavement 10 feet in front of their cars?
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necromancer - 22 Mar 2006 00:23 GMT
> Scott en Aztlán:
> Leave it to the Sloths to characterize a primary safety skill as
> something bad.

According to the sloth mantra, only sloth is good. Its even better when
the nanny-state set underposted speedlimits appear to verify their
delusions.

> I suppose "aim high in steering" is considered to be "nosy" in the
> Sloth culture? That's why they keep their eyes cast down at the
> pavement 10 feet in front of their cars?

I'm sure that if I were behind one and he dared to look in his rear view
mirrors, he'd be thinking or even saying aloud (directed at me): "What
are you looking at?"
Nate Nagel - 19 Mar 2006 13:42 GMT
>> It is very
>>stressful and requires a constant eye on the rear-view mirror.
[quoted text clipped - 9 lines]
>
> -john-

That's a really poor way to drive, but a really good way to get into a
wreck.

nate

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Scott en Aztlán - 19 Mar 2006 17:03 GMT
>>> It is very
>>>stressful and requires a constant eye on the rear-view mirror.
[quoted text clipped - 12 lines]
>That's a really poor way to drive, but a really good way to get into a
>wreck.

And a really REALLY good way to troll. ;)
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necromancer - 21 Mar 2006 14:40 GMT
> Scott en Aztlán:
> And a really REALLY good way to troll. ;)

Loco Laura did a really good troll this week, didn't it?
Scott en Aztlán - 21 Mar 2006 15:37 GMT
>> Scott en Aztlán:
>> And a really REALLY good way to troll. ;)
>
>Loco Laura did a really good troll this week, didn't it?

Yeah, but he's got some really good competition nipping at his heels.
That John Weeks III is definitely an up-and-comer...
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necromancer - 26 Mar 2006 14:00 GMT
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> Scott en Aztlán:
> Yeah, but he's got some really good competition nipping at his heels.
> That John Weeks III is definitely an up-and-comer...

Ever notice lately, that some of these new people seem to have a similar
posting pattern - that being that they are trying to be as disagreeable
with some of us as possible. Mr. Weeks and a couple of other "John's,"
come to mind. Think that maybe aunt judy and/or Carl have been putting
on socks in a vain attempt to get around killfiles?
Scott en Aztlán - 26 Mar 2006 16:13 GMT
>Ever notice lately, that some of these new people seem to have a similar
>posting pattern - that being that they are trying to be as disagreeable
>with some of us as possible. Mr. Weeks and a couple of other "John's,"
>come to mind. Think that maybe aunt judy and/or Carl have been putting
>on socks in a vain attempt to get around killfiles?

While Aunt Judy is a confirmed nymshifter, his style has not been
known to change. Indeed, that's usually how the nymshifts are
detected.

Carl Troller could easily be behind one of these new nyms, however.
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Harry K - 26 Mar 2006 16:37 GMT
> >Ever notice lately, that some of these new people seem to have a similar
> >posting pattern - that being that they are trying to be as disagreeable
[quoted text clipped - 10 lines]
> What the heck, I'll play too.
>  - Dave

I've been wondering the same thing for awhile now.

Harry K
Laura Bush murdered her boy friend - 26 Mar 2006 18:03 GMT
> >Ever notice lately, that some of these new people seem to have a similar
> >posting pattern - that being that they are trying to be as disagreeable
[quoted text clipped - 7 lines]
>
> Carl Troller could easily be behind one of these new nyms, however.

Who is aunt judy?  I can't find a record of any such poster.
necromancer - 26 Mar 2006 22:51 GMT
> Laura Bush murdered her boy friend:

> Who is aunt judy?  I can't find a record of any such poster.

ROTFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
necromancer - 26 Mar 2006 22:45 GMT
> Scott en Aztlán:
> While Aunt Judy is a confirmed nymshifter, his style has not been
> known to change. Indeed, that's usually how the nymshifts are
> detected.

True. Aunt judy is a bit more in your face and occasionally good for a
laugh or two...

> Carl Troller could easily be behind one of these new nyms, however.

Didn't think of it before, but maybe the weisner troll might also be
behind some of these socks?
SD Dave - 28 Mar 2006 05:46 GMT
>> Scott en Aztlán:
>> While Aunt Judy is a confirmed nymshifter, his style has not been
[quoted text clipped - 8 lines]
>Didn't think of it before, but maybe the weisner troll might also be
>behind some of these socks?

I've actually been wondering if one of the regulars is behind one of
the Lauras.  "Laura Bush murdered her boy friend" is usually a lot
more entertaining than "laura bush - VEHICULAR HOMICIDE".  Though
they're similar in style, it seems that LBVH is a more angry with
themself for being a pedophile troll, as opposed to LBMHBF's
nearly-sarcastic (and always comical) trolling attempts.  It would
also explain why it seems to forget its own postings so often.

Maybe I'm wrong and they're one and the same, some type of comical
pederast, maybe even a part time clown.  In that case Mr Judy is just
a f.cking hypocrite.

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necromancer - 28 Mar 2006 06:36 GMT
> SD Dave:
> I've actually been wondering if one of the regulars is behind one of
[quoted text clipped - 4 lines]
> nearly-sarcastic (and always comical) trolling attempts.  It would
> also explain why it seems to forget its own postings so often.

That's a definite possibility. For the hell of it, I checked headers*
from both. lb-VH posts via earthlink (abuse@earthlink.net) and LBMHB
uses google groups (groups-abuse@google.com for what good it would do),
but that they both ECP their spew to unrelated newsgroups and have the
same stupid attitude.

> Maybe I'm wrong and they're one and the same, some type of comical
> pederast, maybe even a part time clown.  

My belief is that they are one and the same.

> In that case Mr Judy is just a f.cking hypocrite.

That goes without saying....

* headers for the two specimens in question
> Headers for specimen  lbVH
Path: bigbe1.bellsouth.net!bigfeed.bellsouth.net!bigfeed2.bellsouth.net!
news.bellsouth.net!news.glorb.com!newshub.sdsu.edu!elnk-nf2-pas!
newsfeed.earthlink.net!stamper.news.pas.earthlink.net!
stamper.news.atl.earthlink.net!newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net.POSTED!
c1f7df77!not-for-mail
From: laura bush - VEHICULAR HOMICIDE <xeton2001@yahoo.com>
Newsgroups: rec.autos.driving,alt.law-
enforcement.traffic,talk.politics.misc,rec.autos.sport.nascar
Subject: Some good news - Sicko auto racer Paul Dana killed at track
Message-ID: <m5he229g9kpg5phofja8vddd3puhdle6bn@4ax.com>
X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 2.0/32.652
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Lines: 27
Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 01:55:28 GMT
NNTP-Posting-Host: 4.228.15.252
X-Complaints-To: abuse@earthlink.net
X-Trace: newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net 1143424528 4.228.15.252 (Sun,
26 Mar 2006 17:55:28 PST)
NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2006 17:55:28 PST
Organization: EarthLink Inc. -- http://www.EarthLink.net
Xref: bigfeed.bellsouth.net rec.autos.driving:722514 alt.law-
enforcement.traffic:188714 talk.politics.misc:2931339
rec.autos.sport.nascar:917128

> Headers for specimen LBMHB:

Path: bigbe2.bellsouth.net!bigfeed.bellsouth.net!bigfeed2.bellsouth.net!
news.bellsouth.net!news.glorb.com!postnews.google.com!
t31g2000cwb.googlegroups.com!not-for-mail
From: "Laura Bush murdered her boy friend" <xeton2001@yahoo.com>
Newsgroups: rec.autos.driving,alt.law-
enforcement.traffic,talk.politics.misc,rec.autos.sport.nascar
Subject: Re: Some good news - Sicko auto racer Paul Dana killed at track
Date: 26 Mar 2006 19:00:34 -0800
Organization: http://groups.google.com
Lines: 17
Message-ID: <1143428434.848734.21220@t31g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>
References: <m5he229g9kpg5phofja8vddd3puhdle6bn@4ax.com>   <e07he3011v4
@news4.newsguy.com>
NNTP-Posting-Host: 4.228.15.252
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
X-Trace: posting.google.com 1143428440 22975 127.0.0.1 (27 Mar 2006
03:00:40 GMT)
X-Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com
NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 03:00:40 +0000 (UTC)
In-Reply-To: <e07he3011v4@news4.newsguy.com>
User-Agent: G2/0.2
X-HTTP-UserAgent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1;
SV1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322),gzip(gfe),gzip(gfe)
Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com
Injection-Info: t31g2000cwb.googlegroups.com; posting-host=4.228.15.252;  
posting-account=rnj4tg0AAADuY_Dm28Cg2e-A8W1_bHdr
Xref: bigfeed.bellsouth.net rec.autos.driving:722535 alt.law-
enforcement.traffic:188720 talk.politics.misc:2931393
rec.autos.sport.nascar:917150
Scott en Aztlán - 28 Mar 2006 15:57 GMT
>> Maybe I'm wrong and they're one and the same, some type of comical
>> pederast, maybe even a part time clown.  
>
>My belief is that they are one and the same.

The proof is in the headers.

>From: laura bush - VEHICULAR HOMICIDE <xeton2001@yahoo.com>
>NNTP-Posting-Host: 4.228.15.252

>From: "Laura Bush murdered her boy friend" <xeton2001@yahoo.com>
>NNTP-Posting-Host: 4.228.15.252

4.228.15.252 = [ dialup-4.228.15.252.Dial1.Denver1.Level3.net ]
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SD Dave - 29 Mar 2006 02:06 GMT
>>> Maybe I'm wrong and they're one and the same, some type of comical
>>> pederast, maybe even a part time clown.  
[quoted text clipped - 10 lines]
>
>4.228.15.252 = [ dialup-4.228.15.252.Dial1.Denver1.Level3.net ]

You're certain that couldn't be a proxy?

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Garth Almgren - 29 Mar 2006 02:38 GMT
>>>> Maybe I'm wrong and they're one and the same, some type of comical
>>>> pederast, maybe even a part time clown.  
[quoted text clipped - 8 lines]
>
> You're certain that couldn't be a proxy?

Not unless Level3 and/or Earthlink has some serious security leak.
Judy's IP does change, but recently it has always been in Earthlink's
Denver dialup IP pool. Even with the previous ISPs, he'll always turn up
in the same pool of IPs.

Which reminds me, he hasn't been kicked off his current ISP in quite a
while (unless he's signing up under a different credit card each
time)... Remember Codenet.net? It looks like they went out of business
sometime between then and now, but not before dropping Judy like a hot
stone.

Why Judy uses Free Agent and one nym for the initial post and Google
with a different nym for all the follow ups is anybody's guess. Perhaps
he isn't smart enough to figure out Agent's "Reply" button?

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necromancer - 29 Mar 2006 02:54 GMT
> Garth Almgren:
> Which reminds me, he hasn't been kicked off his current ISP in quite a
> while (unless he's signing up under a different credit card each
> time)...

Could be, given the way that credit card companies and banks give out
credit cards like candy samples (but that's a discussion for another
ng)...

> Remember Codenet.net? It looks like they went out of business
> sometime between then and now, but not before dropping Judy like a hot
> stone.

But by then, judy had done his damage to codenet's reputation. FWIW, I
tried codenet.net in my browser, got the http 404 error, google search
for codenet turned up little (see: http://tinyurl.com/k29ba).

> Why Judy uses Free Agent and one nym for the initial post and Google
> with a different nym for all the follow ups is anybody's guess. Perhaps
> he isn't smart enough to figure out Agent's "Reply" button?

That judy's smart enough to use Agent at all (even to do the initial
troll) amazes me sone days...
Laura Bush murdered her boy friend - 29 Mar 2006 03:44 GMT
> Why Judy uses Free Agent and one nym for the initial post and Google
> with a different nym for all the follow ups is anybody's guess. Perhaps
> he isn't smart enough to figure out Agent's "Reply" button?

HAHAHAHA.  If you can't figure that out then you really are
super-stupid.  HAHAHA
Hypocrisy Alert - 29 Mar 2006 03:53 GMT
Laura Bush murdered her boy friend sez this stupidity:

> HAHAHAHA.  If you can't figure that out then you really are
> super-stupid.  HAHAHA

¿¿¿¿¿Then why don't you poast a reply using Agent, super-stupid?????
laura bush - VEHICULAR HOMICIDE - 29 Mar 2006 04:06 GMT
>Laura Bush murdered her boy friend sez this stupidity:
>
>> HAHAHAHA.  If you can't figure that out then you really are
>> super-stupid.  HAHAHA
>
>¿¿¿¿¿Then why don't you poast a reply using Agent, super-stupid?????

Because, that's why.  HAHAHA
Aunt Judy likes it in the rear - 29 Mar 2006 04:27 GMT
> >Laura Bush murdered her boy friend sez this stupidity:
> >
[quoted text clipped - 4 lines]
>
> Because, that's why.  HAHAHA

Ooh, witty response! Nice to see you can't answer *any* questions. :-)
Hypocrisy Alert - 29 Mar 2006 14:14 GMT
laura bush - VEHICULAR HOMICIDE sez the following on command:

> >Laura Bush murdered her boy friend sez this stupidity:
> >
[quoted text clipped - 4 lines]
>
> Because, that's why.  HAHAHA

Loco Laura: you are OWN3D!!!!!!!!!!!!!  

Selected headers from my slave's last poast:

X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 2.0/32.652
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
Lines: 12
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2006 03:06:02 GMT
NNTP-Posting-Host: 4.228.153.227
X-Complaints-To: abuse@earthlink.net
X-Trace: newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net 1143601562 4.228.153.227 (Tue,
28 Mar 2006 19:06:02 PST)
NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 19:06:02 PST
Organization: EarthLink Inc. -- http://www.EarthLink.net
Aunt Judy likes it in the rear - 29 Mar 2006 04:03 GMT
> > Why Judy uses Free Agent and one nym for the initial post and Google
> > with a different nym for all the follow ups is anybody's guess. Perhaps
> > he isn't smart enough to figure out Agent's "Reply" button?
>
> HAHAHAHA.  If you can't figure that out then you really are
> super-stupid.  HAHAHA

We know; it's because you're too stupid to figure out how to follow
threads in Agent.
Garth Almgren - 29 Mar 2006 04:09 GMT
Around 3/28/2006 6:44 PM, Aunt Judy (Pride of Diarrhea)
<http://tinyurl.com/65nqz> wrote:

>> Why Judy uses Free Agent and one nym for the initial post and Google
>> with a different nym for all the follow ups is anybody's guess. Perhaps
>> he isn't smart enough to figure out Agent's "Reply" button?
>
> HAHAHAHA.  If you can't figure that out then you really are
> super-stupid.  HAHAHA

I simply can't devise a rational reason to start a thread with one good
newsreader and reply with another crappy one. But then, perhaps
expecting rationality from a known nym-shifter and troll like you is a
little much? Er, yeah, never mind.

Google sucks your mother's balls as a newsreader; Agent (even Free
Agent) is so vastly better that I'm standing by my original assessment:
You're simply too stupid to figure out how to reply to your own threads
with Agent.

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laura bush - VEHICULAR HOMICIDE - 29 Mar 2006 04:16 GMT
>Around 3/28/2006 6:44 PM, Aunt Judy (Pride of Diarrhea)
><http://tinyurl.com/65nqz> wrote:
[quoted text clipped - 15 lines]
>You're simply too stupid to figure out how to reply to your own threads
>with Agent.

Yeah - that must be it.  HAHAHA
Garth Almgren - 29 Mar 2006 04:19 GMT
Around 3/28/2006 7:16 PM, Aunt Judy (Pride of Diarrhea)
<http://tinyurl.com/65nqz> wrote:

>> Google sucks your mother's balls as a newsreader; Agent (even Free
>> Agent) is so vastly better that I'm standing by my original assessment:
>> You're simply too stupid to figure out how to reply to your own threads
>> with Agent.
>
> Yeah - that must be it.  HAHAHA

Now try it again, this time without the help of your bath-house buddies...

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laura bush - VEHICULAR HOMICIDE - 29 Mar 2006 04:29 GMT
>Around 3/28/2006 7:16 PM, Aunt Judy (Pride of Diarrhea)
><http://tinyurl.com/65nqz> wrote:
[quoted text clipped - 7 lines]
>
>Now try it again, this time without the help of your bath-house buddies...

You're the homo, not me.  I never voted republican in my life.
Garth Almgren - 29 Mar 2006 04:36 GMT
Around 3/28/2006 7:29 PM, Aunt Judy (Pride of Diarrhea)
<http://tinyurl.com/65nqz> wrote:

>> Around 3/28/2006 7:16 PM, Aunt Judy (Pride of Diarrhea)
>> <http://tinyurl.com/65nqz> wrote:
[quoted text clipped - 7 lines]
>
> You're the homo, not me.

Hey, you're the one bragging about bath houses and your tiny dick.

In all seriousness, Judy, do you ever get tired of being wrong all the time?

>  I never voted republican in my life.

Let me guess: That's only because you've never voted in your life, right?

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Aunt Judy likes it in the rear - 29 Mar 2006 04:47 GMT
> Around 3/28/2006 7:29 PM, Aunt Judy (Pride of Diarrhea)
> >  I never voted republican in my life.
>
> Let me guess: That's only because you've never voted in your life, right?

I didn't think felons were allowed to vote. Wouldn't matter even if
they did; Judy's way too stupid to operate a voting machine or ballot.
Hey, I think I just figured out why Judy's never voted. :))
Aunt Judy likes it in the rear - 29 Mar 2006 04:44 GMT
> >Around 3/28/2006 7:16 PM, Aunt Judy (Pride of Diarrhea)
> ><http://tinyurl.com/65nqz> wrote:
[quoted text clipped - 9 lines]
>
> You're the homo, not me.  I never voted republican in my life.

ROTFLMAO! Again you lie; you're the one who bragged about your respect
in the bath houses, faggot. Or do I need to post a link to remind your
retarded punk half-jew a.s?
SD Dave - 29 Mar 2006 05:27 GMT
>> >Around 3/28/2006 7:16 PM, Aunt Judy (Pride of Diarrhea)
>> ><http://tinyurl.com/65nqz> wrote:
[quoted text clipped - 13 lines]
>in the bath houses, faggot. Or do I need to post a link to remind your
>retarded punk half-jew a.s?

Pederast Clown, or Split Carl & Judy personalities trying to seem like
one?

You decide.

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necromancer - 29 Mar 2006 14:24 GMT
> SD Dave:
> Pederast Clown, or Split Carl & Judy personalities trying to seem like
> one?

Neither. The dwpj65@spamgourmet.com sockpuppet group is one of the good
guys...
SD Dave - 29 Mar 2006 17:50 GMT
>> SD Dave:
>> Pederast Clown, or Split Carl & Judy personalities trying to seem like
>> one?
>
>Neither. The dwpj65@spamgourmet.com sockpuppet group is one of the good
>guys...

I know, I was asking his opinion of Judy.  ;)

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necromancer - 29 Mar 2006 22:32 GMT
> SD Dave:
> I know, I was asking his opinion of Judy.  ;)

My bad. I shouldn't post so early in the day... ;-P  
Scott en Aztlán - 29 Mar 2006 04:18 GMT
>>>From: laura bush - VEHICULAR HOMICIDE <xeton2001@yahoo.com>
>>>NNTP-Posting-Host: 4.228.15.252
[quoted text clipped - 5 lines]
>
>You're certain that couldn't be a proxy?

I'm not certain of anything.

As a matter of fact, I seem to recall that there was at least one post
from Aunt Judy a couple of years back that came from an
NNTP-Posting-Host somewhere in South America(!!!)
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SD Dave - 29 Mar 2006 05:34 GMT
>>>>From: laura bush - VEHICULAR HOMICIDE <xeton2001@yahoo.com>
>>>>NNTP-Posting-Host: 4.228.15.252
[quoted text clipped - 11 lines]
>from Aunt Judy a couple of years back that came from an
>NNTP-Posting-Host somewhere in South America(!!!)

Firstly: I find Mr Laura to be a lighthearted joke on this newsgroup
usually, but sometimes an annoying waste of my time.

Nobody takes It seriously except n00bs, so I could really care less
other than for entertainment & a way to see what DailyRotten [1],
ObscureStore [2], and Fark [3] have posted today that's slightly
driving related.

Really though, I've seen NJ, Den, and non-US IPs linked to its posts.
I almost wonder if multiple people have a login and password to troll
us, and share it?  EarthLink is notoriously crappy in it's attempts to
protect the Internet from its' users.

Other than senile dementia or Clownus Pederastus it seems like the
most probable excuse.

Dave
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[2] = http://obscurestore.typepad.com/
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Scott en Aztlán - 29 Mar 2006 14:04 GMT
> Scott en Aztlán:
> I'm not certain of anything.
>
> As a matter of fact, I seem to recall that there was at least one post
> from Aunt Judy a couple of years back that came from an
> NNTP-Posting-Host somewhere in South America(!!!)

Hell, anyone can spoof, Scott...  ;-P  
Scott en Aztlán - 29 Mar 2006 16:01 GMT
>> Scott en Aztlán:
>> I'm not certain of anything.
[quoted text clipped - 4 lines]
>
>Hell, anyone can spoof, Scott...  ;-P  

And many have. ;)

However, you can't spoof your NNTP-Posting-Host unless you have
special access to the news server (and know how to write C code). As
clever as Judy is, I doubt he could pull THAT off.
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John A. Weeks III - 20 Mar 2006 07:13 GMT
> > Again, you are trying to drive someone else's car.  In my car,
> > anything from the door posts back is history and is of no concern
[quoted text clipped - 4 lines]
> > a few minutes earlier every day so they can be a few minutes early
> > for whereever they are going.

> That's a really poor way to drive, but a really good way to get into a
> wreck.

I drive about 40,000 a year on my own vehicle, plus about 10K
on the cycle, and 10K on rental cars.  I have driven about
1,000,000 miles in my life so far.  In that time, I have
had:

1 serious accident - drunk crossed the median & hit me head on,
2 fender benders - drunk rear ended me at a stop sign, drunk
 side-swiped me in a snowstorm,
2 non-moving - car backed into me in a parking lot, I hit a
 k-block at the casino,
3 car-deer,
2 windshields

While you cannot draw a statistical conclusion from one sample,
my own experience does not show that my driving methods gets me
into wrecks.  What I do see is that if you drive enough, and
at the right times of the day, other people's drinking does
have an impact.

The best way to avoid a wreck is for people to stop drinking
and driving.  The 2nd best way is to avoid driving when drunks
are most likely to be on the road.

-john-

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Hypocrisy Alert - 21 Mar 2006 04:01 GMT
John A. Weeks III said this:

<loads of snip>

> The best way to avoid a wreck is for people to stop drinking
> and driving.  The 2nd best way is to avoid driving when drunks
> are most likely to be on the road.

Wrong. The best way to avoid an accident is to get off the road, period.
The second best way to avoid accidents is to stay off the road. You, on
the other hand seem content to drive in a dangerous manner by
obstructing traffic and someday some innocent party is going to pay for
your actions. And as demonstrated by the numbers you yourself provided,
driving slow does nothing to prevent accidents.
Harry K - 19 Mar 2006 16:09 GMT
> >  It is very
> > stressful and requires a constant eye on the rear-view mirror.
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Driving a car well involves a little thing called situational awareness
and that includes the area to both sids and BEHIND your car.  A good
driver will be able to tell what is behind him, how far back, is it
gaining, maintaining spacing, etc without looking in the mirror first.
The mirror should be checked often to maintain that knowledge.

Driving slower than the "flow" causes turbulence in the traffic and is
one of the causes of accidents the same way driving faster than the
flow does.

Harry K
Scott en Aztlán - 19 Mar 2006 16:57 GMT
>>  It is very
>> stressful and requires a constant eye on the rear-view mirror.
>
>Again, you are trying to drive someone else's car.  In my car,
>anything from the door posts back is history and is of no concern
>to me.

Even if it's a semi bearing down on you at 62 MPH, aimed straight for
your back bumper?

You would undoubtedly score very poorly on the driving task shown in
this video:

http://www.zippyvideos.com/7271043564169036/hold_phone/
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DTJ - 19 Mar 2006 19:49 GMT
On Sat, 18 Mar 2006 23:14:59 -0600, "John A. Weeks III"
<john@johnweeks.com> spewed forth the same bullshit that other trolls
in this newsgroup say, that is, of course, nothing of any value:

Plonk.

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gpsman - 20 Mar 2006 05:14 GMT
> On Sat, 18 Mar 2006 23:14:59 -0600, "John A. Weeks III"
> <john@johnweeks.com> spewed forth the same bullshit that other trolls
> in this newsgroup say, that is, of course, nothing of any value:
>
> Plonk.
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Congratulations on your plonk John.  The dimwits here use it to signify
their submission to your argument... whatever DTJ found that to be.
The poor bastard didn't even have the guts to reference it.  I guess
only the strong survive.

RIP DTJ.  I enjoyed your raving rationalizations while they lasted.
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Hypocrisy Alert - 21 Mar 2006 04:02 GMT
> gpsman:
> Congratu

<nothing of importance snipped>

> sted.

Go back to germany, government cheerleader.
necromancer - 21 Mar 2006 14:36 GMT
> John A. Weeks III:
> Again, you are trying to drive someone else's car.  In my car,
> anything from the door posts back is history and is of no concern
> to me.

<sarcasm> Oh, yeah. That's a really *good* attitude to take on teh road
</sarcasm><roll eyes>

And when that car just off your door and behind your b-pillar gives you
the pit maneuver then it will just be "history," that sends you to the
hospital...

...and I hope the ambulance you are riding in gets stuck behind someone
with the same attitude as you.
Scott en Aztlán - 21 Mar 2006 15:38 GMT
>> John A. Weeks III:
>> Again, you are trying to drive someone else's car.  In my car,
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>the pit maneuver then it will just be "history," that sends you to the
>hospital...

... and then John himself will become history. ;)
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Scott en Aztlán - 19 Mar 2006 05:44 GMT
>> So you freely admit you drive in a manner which increases the risk of
>> collision for everyone around you...
>
>I retired when I was 40.  Now days, I tend to drive a few
>miles per hour under the speed limit.  No sense in being
>hard on my vehicle now that I am on a "fixed income".

Your vehicle was designed to operate at speeds well above the posted
speed limit. You aren't being any "easier" on it by being a Sloth.

>It is also far less stressful and I enjoy the trips more.  

At the cost of increasing the stress level and decreasing the
enjoyment of everyone around you. How selfish of you.
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Old Wolf - 20 Mar 2006 05:59 GMT
> I have heard that slower drivers cause accidents.  I counter
> with the fact that each person is responsible for how they
> drive, and each person should have their own vehicle under
> control.

If you believe that, then you ought to support abolition of
drink-drive and speeding laws. There should only be
consequences for people who do actually cause a crash.

Someone who speeds but does not crash, obviously does
have their vehicle under control.
gpsman - 20 Mar 2006 06:52 GMT
Old Wolf wrote: <brevity snip>
> > I have heard that slower drivers cause accidents.  I counter
> > with the fact that each person is responsible for how they
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> drink-drive and speeding laws. There should only be
> consequences for people who do actually cause a crash.

Duh.  Wouldn't he also have to support the abolition of laws
prohibiting discharging firearms in urban areas.  As long as no damage
occurs I can fire a weapon anywhere I please?  Of course not, it's the
potential for injury that important... before injury can occur.

Your poorly extrapolated "logic" considers any behavior permissable as
long as no crash occurs and is thus irrelevant, not to mention
extremely stupid.  But I had to mention it.

As velocity increases the margin of error decreases.  Most drivers are
without the skill and knowledge required for higher velocity travel.
Just about the most telling sign of a lack of that skill and knowledge
is overconfidence.  Combine that overconfidence with the assumption
that all drivers with which we -*share*- the road are blessed with
identical skills... and you have a genuine idiot on your hands.

> Someone who speeds but does not crash, obviously does
> have their vehicle under control.

Duh.  If their vehicle is "under control" it wouldn't be traveling in
excess of the speed limit.

Your definition of "under control" is "not crashing"?  No qualification
that all the wheels must remain in contact the pavement?  No
qualification that the driver shouldn't weave from ditch to ditch?  As
long as a crash fails to occur, the driver is "under control"?

That's fuckin' IT?!

Duh... du-du-du duh.
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