not even MFFY, just an a-hole...

The other day I was driving along Rt. 42. Some old guy is driving in the
right lane 20 MPH below the speed limit of 55 MPH. Traffic normally flows
15-20 over the limit. Not too big of a deal though, as he was in the right
lane doing his desired speed. I moved one lane to the left to pass. As I am
about to pass he moves into my lane without even so much as singaling, and
maintains his 35 MPH. I hit the brakes hard, and then moved to the left,
downshifting and passing him quickly.

Some people are just plain ass holes. No rhyme or reason, they are
inconsiderate ass holes who need to get off the roads before they cause an
accident.

Cory

Some people are just plain ass holes. No rhyme or reason, th=ADey are
inconsiderate ass holes who need to get off the roads before=AD they
cause an
accident.

-------------------------

No one causes an accident. If they caused a collision, then they're at
fault and the collision is no accident. Why can't you car loons think
logically?

Your inability to grasp the illogic of your statements is your failure,
not the rest of society's.

"Laura Bush murdered her boy friend" > wrote in message
ups.com...
> I'm just plain ass hole. No rhyme or reason, I am an
> inconsiderate ass hole who needs to get off the
> roads before* I cause an accident.

You're right Judy, you do need to get off the road.

Laura Bush murdered her boy friend wrote:

> No one causes an accident. If they caused a collision, then they're at
> fault and the collision is no accident. Why can't you car loons think
> logically?

You're wrong. In order for a collision not to be an accident, you have to
intend to collide with them. A collision which no one intended to happen is
an accident, but someone can still be at fault.

Robert F Merrill wrote:
> You're wrong. In order for a collision not to be an accident, you have to
> intend to collide with them. A collision which no one intended to happen is
> an accident, but someone can still be at fault.

I'm glad _some_body on this group understands the English language.
Saying it's "not an accident" is accusing one of the drivers of doing it
deliberately. And everybody knows it.

John David Galt wrote:
> Robert F Merrill wrote:
> > You're wrong. In order for a collision not to be an accident, you
have to
> > intend to collide with them. A collision which no one intended to
happen is
> > an accident, but someone can still be at fault.
>
> I'm glad _some_body on this group understands the English language.
> Saying it's "not an accident" is accusing one of the drivers of doing
it
> deliberately. And everybody knows it.

URANIDIOT. "Not an accident" simply means someone is to blame whether
they crashed deliberately or not. If a driver is speeding and loses
control on a curve and hits another car, that is NOT AN ACCIDENT.

On Tue, 01 Mar 2005 21:49:30 -0800, John David Galt
> wrote:

>Robert F Merrill wrote:
>> You're wrong. In order for a collision not to be an accident, you have to
>> intend to collide with them. A collision which no one intended to happen is
>> an accident, but someone can still be at fault.
>
>I'm glad _some_body on this group understands the English language.
>Saying it's "not an accident" is accusing one of the drivers of doing it
>deliberately. And everybody knows it.

Wrong. Look up "accident".
Very few crashes are "accidents". Most are driver error of some type.
Not necessarily *on purpose*, but driver error nonetheless.

--
Bill Funk
Change "g" to "a"

In article >,
Big Bill > wrote:
>On Tue, 01 Mar 2005 21:49:30 -0800, John David Galt
> wrote:
>
>>Robert F Merrill wrote:
>>> You're wrong. In order for a collision not to be an accident, you have to
>>> intend to collide with them. A collision which no one intended to happen is
>>> an accident, but someone can still be at fault.
>>
>>I'm glad _some_body on this group understands the English language.
>>Saying it's "not an accident" is accusing one of the drivers of doing it
>>deliberately. And everybody knows it.
>
>Wrong. Look up "accident".
>Very few crashes are "accidents". Most are driver error of some type.
>Not necessarily *on purpose*, but driver error nonetheless.

From Merriam-Webster online
Accident 1a: "an unforseen and unplanned event or circumstance"
1b: "lack of intention or necessity: CHANCE"
2a: "an unfortunate event resulting especially from
carelessness or ignorance"
2b: "an unexpected and medically important bodily event
especially when injurious"
2c: "an unexpected happening causing loss or injury which is
not due to any fault or misconduct on the part of the
person injured but for which legal relief may be sought"
3: "a nonessential property or quality of an entity or
circumstance"

Your typical auto accident fits 1a, the more precise definition in 1b,
and 2a. Many also fit 2c (since the injured party is not necessarily
at fault)
--
There's no such thing as a free lunch, but certain accounting practices can
result in a fully-depreciated one.

Cory Dunkle wrote:

> I hit the brakes hard, and then moved to the left,
> downshifting and passing him quickly.

Word of advice: get an automatic. You are thinking about shifting a bit too
much, if you had to mention it in your post. Stickshifts are for those who
can handle them subconsciously.