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camp185 - 06 Apr 2006 04:10 GMT

Hello,

I run a road rage site called Monkey Meter. I am currently working on
a new article titled "Rules of the Road". These could be rules defined
by your local goverment (I'm in the United States), but that is not what
I am looking for. I'm looking for those don't be a total idiot rules.
What do you think is the most important thing someone needs to do when
driving?

Here is a sample, and I imagine yours will be different...that's why I
want/need your input.

- Don't hit anything. Hitting objects with a motor vehicle usually
results in property damage, injuries, or fatalities. This is the
first rule.

- Pay attention. You are driving a car, not taking a bath. This
rule is very effective at helping you obey rule 1.

Hopefully get your input!

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Tom Royer - 06 Apr 2006 12:44 GMT

> Hello,
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> - Pay attention. You are driving a car, not taking a bath. This
> rule is very effective at helping you obey rule 1.

From my father when he was teaching me to drive:

Whether you're entitled to it or not, you don't have
the right of way until someone else yields it to you.

> Hopefully get your input!

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Ad absurdum per aspera - 06 Apr 2006 16:02 GMT

Sounds like something a driving instructor once told us: "Nobody HAS
the right of way. Some people have an obligation to YIELD the right of
way."

I don't know if that's actual law, but it's certainly wisdom compatible
with the law.

--Joe

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Scott en Aztlán - 06 Apr 2006 15:19 GMT

>I run a road rage site called Monkey Meter.

Which way does it slant? Is it a sanctimonious dressing-down of those
who have the gall to get angry when dumbshits drive poorly and MFFYs
drive arrogantly? Or is it on the side of those who rightfully become
upset when subjected to the actions of monkeys behind the wheel?

>I am currently working on
>a new article titled "Rules of the Road". I'm looking for those don't
>be a total idiot rules. What do you think is the most important thing
>someone needs to do when driving?

Obey the Golden Rule:

"I'll stay out of your way just as I would have you stay out of mine."

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Ad absurdum per aspera - 06 Apr 2006 16:15 GMT

With apologies to Isaac Asimov:

1. Don't hit anything, unless choosing the least harmful consequences
in an inevitable accident.
2. Don't let anything hit you unless avoiding it would violate rule 1.
3. Don't make anybody afraid that you are going to hit them, unless
that would involve violations of rules 1 and 2.

(Taking the ditch as your only escape from a head-on would be an
example of the negotiation between rules 1 and 2.)

There's another interesting set of rules that was taught to me in a
driving class. A perfect trip by that definition involves
1. No accidents
2. No traffic violations
3. No discourtesy
4. No vehicle abuse
5. No schedule delays
...in that order of priority.

--Joe

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Scott en Aztlán - 07 Apr 2006 02:50 GMT

>With apologies to Isaac Asimov:
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>3. Don't make anybody afraid that you are going to hit them, unless
>that would involve violations of rules 1 and 2.

LOL!! "Three Laws Safe!!"

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