Portrait of a bad driver

1. Doesn't know how to use the rear view mirrors
2. Thinks a certain number over posted is the safest speed rather than
the flow speed.
3. Doesn't know/understand KRETP concept
4. Doesn't know what 'go with the flow' means.
Gee, that sounds like someone we all know and abhor.

Harry K

On 19 Dec 2004 07:37:25 -0800, "Harry K" > wrote:

>1. Doesn't know how to use the rear view mirrors
>2. Thinks a certain number over posted is the safest speed rather than
>the flow speed.
>3. Doesn't know/understand KRETP concept
>4. Doesn't know what 'go with the flow' means.
>Gee, that sounds like someone we all know and abhor.
>
>Harry K

And someone who has never had his name written as a participant in any police
accident report on this planet over a 40+ year driving career.

DPH

On 19 Dec 2004 07:37:25 -0800, "Harry K" > wrote:

>1. Doesn't know how to use the rear view mirrors
>2. Thinks a certain number over posted is the safest speed rather than
>the flow speed.
>3. Doesn't know/understand KRETP concept
>4. Doesn't know what 'go with the flow' means.
>Gee, that sounds like someone we all know and abhor.
>
>Harry K

And someone who has never had his name written as a participant in any police
accident report on this planet over a 40+ year driving career.

DPH

Harry K wrote:

> 4. Doesn't know what 'go with the flow' means.
And you don't know what "obey the law" means.

Harry K wrote:

> 4. Doesn't know what 'go with the flow' means.
And you don't know what "obey the law" means.

Dave Head wrote:
> On 19 Dec 2004 07:37:25 -0800, "Harry K" > wrote:
>
>
>>1. Doesn't know how to use the rear view mirrors
>>2. Thinks a certain number over posted is the safest speed rather than
>>the flow speed.
>>3. Doesn't know/understand KRETP concept
>>4. Doesn't know what 'go with the flow' means.
>>Gee, that sounds like someone we all know and abhor.
>>
>>Harry K
>
>
> And someone who has never had his name written as a participant in any police
> accident report on this planet over a 40+ year driving career.

Unfortunately true. As they taught me in driving school, accidents caused by
LLBs tend to be behind the LLB rather than include him/her.

Dave Head wrote:
> On 19 Dec 2004 07:37:25 -0800, "Harry K" > wrote:
>
>
>>1. Doesn't know how to use the rear view mirrors
>>2. Thinks a certain number over posted is the safest speed rather than
>>the flow speed.
>>3. Doesn't know/understand KRETP concept
>>4. Doesn't know what 'go with the flow' means.
>>Gee, that sounds like someone we all know and abhor.
>>
>>Harry K
>
>
> And someone who has never had his name written as a participant in any police
> accident report on this planet over a 40+ year driving career.

Unfortunately true. As they taught me in driving school, accidents caused by
LLBs tend to be behind the LLB rather than include him/her.

On Sun, 19 Dec 2004 10:47:03 -0800, John David Galt
> wrote:

>Dave Head wrote:
>> On 19 Dec 2004 07:37:25 -0800, "Harry K" > wrote:
>>
>>
>>>1. Doesn't know how to use the rear view mirrors
>>>2. Thinks a certain number over posted is the safest speed rather than
>>>the flow speed.
>>>3. Doesn't know/understand KRETP concept
>>>4. Doesn't know what 'go with the flow' means.
>>>Gee, that sounds like someone we all know and abhor.
>>>
>>>Harry K
>>
>>
>> And someone who has never had his name written as a participant in any police
>> accident report on this planet over a 40+ year driving career.
>
>Unfortunately true. As they taught me in driving school, accidents caused by
>LLBs tend to be behind the LLB rather than include him/her.

I have not been involved in any such accidents. Period. Nobody has tried and
failed to avoid me in any such situation, period. I'm not the cause of anyone
else's accident, period.

Try and spin it any way you want, but you're wrong. This way I choose to drive
is to minimize risk to myself first, and others second. It has succeeded in
every case. Period.

Now, jumping out in front of people to hold them up, to keep them from LLBing
on one's left rear - I don't know that you could do that for 40 years and not
cause an accident, even if you didn't get written for it yourself. Its
definitely a higher risk than just being in the left lane, and letting anyone
that wants to go faster than my already somewhat-dangerous-to-my-driving-record
speed go around on my right, do so.

There's a reason I haven't bled all over the highway, and I think the main one
is that I'm _DAMN GOOD_ at visualizing things that could go wrong, and
preventing them. Being an overall pessimist, I expect the worst things to
happen. Then I make sure I'm not in a bad position if they do.

It works. Nobody's been hurt on the highways because of me.

DPH

On Sun, 19 Dec 2004 10:47:03 -0800, John David Galt
> wrote:

>Dave Head wrote:
>> On 19 Dec 2004 07:37:25 -0800, "Harry K" > wrote:
>>
>>
>>>1. Doesn't know how to use the rear view mirrors
>>>2. Thinks a certain number over posted is the safest speed rather than
>>>the flow speed.
>>>3. Doesn't know/understand KRETP concept
>>>4. Doesn't know what 'go with the flow' means.
>>>Gee, that sounds like someone we all know and abhor.
>>>
>>>Harry K
>>
>>
>> And someone who has never had his name written as a participant in any police
>> accident report on this planet over a 40+ year driving career.
>
>Unfortunately true. As they taught me in driving school, accidents caused by
>LLBs tend to be behind the LLB rather than include him/her.

I have not been involved in any such accidents. Period. Nobody has tried and
failed to avoid me in any such situation, period. I'm not the cause of anyone
else's accident, period.

Try and spin it any way you want, but you're wrong. This way I choose to drive
is to minimize risk to myself first, and others second. It has succeeded in
every case. Period.

Now, jumping out in front of people to hold them up, to keep them from LLBing
on one's left rear - I don't know that you could do that for 40 years and not
cause an accident, even if you didn't get written for it yourself. Its
definitely a higher risk than just being in the left lane, and letting anyone
that wants to go faster than my already somewhat-dangerous-to-my-driving-record
speed go around on my right, do so.

There's a reason I haven't bled all over the highway, and I think the main one
is that I'm _DAMN GOOD_ at visualizing things that could go wrong, and
preventing them. Being an overall pessimist, I expect the worst things to
happen. Then I make sure I'm not in a bad position if they do.

It works. Nobody's been hurt on the highways because of me.

DPH

Around 12/19/2004 11:01 AM, Dave Head wrote:

> On Sun, 19 Dec 2004 10:47:03 -0800, John David Galt
> > wrote:
>
>>Unfortunately true. As they taught me in driving school, accidents caused by
>>LLBs tend to be behind the LLB rather than include him/her.
>
> I have not been involved in any such accidents. Period. Nobody has tried and
> failed to avoid me in any such situation, period. I'm not the cause of anyone
> else's accident, period.

That you know of. As you've demonstrated, you're not the most observant
of drivers.

> Try and spin it any way you want, but you're wrong.

Nope, he's absolutely right.

> This way I choose to drive
> is to minimize risk to myself first, and others second.

Isn't it interesting that your actual behavior is in direct opposition
to your stated goal?

Improper driving does *not* minimize risk to you or anyone around you.

Driving properly, if you would ever try it, would indeed minimize risk.

> It works.

It's a kludge that just makes things worse for *everybody*.

> Nobody's been hurt on the highways because of me.

Again, that you know of.


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