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More Sloth on my Part?
In article >, Scott en Aztlán wrote:
> Knowing how dangerous this intersection is, would you consider it > "advocating Sloth" if I were to slow down when approaching it until I > was close enough to see down the stem of the 'T' and verify that some > dumb**** is not about to T-bone me? Only if you advocate it over fixing the intersection's underlying problems. |
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In article >, Scott en Aztlán wrote:
> Knowing how dangerous this intersection is, would you consider it > "advocating Sloth" if I were to slow down when approaching it until I > was close enough to see down the stem of the 'T' and verify that some > dumb**** is not about to T-bone me? Only if you advocate it over fixing the intersection's underlying problems. |
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"Scott en Aztlán" > wrote in message
... > I've written several times about the 'T' intersection in my > neighborhood where traffic coming from the stem of the T has a yield > sign, and traffic crossing the T does not. I've mentioned how this > intersection has poor visibility, and how most people who regularly > turn left from the stem of the T habitually blow off the yield sign > because 99% of the times they go through this intersection there is no > cross-traffic. You may recall the many close calls I've had, and how I > have cussed out drivers such as the stupid bitch in the white Corolla > who flew through the intersection with a cell phone up to her left > ear. > > Knowing how dangerous this intersection is, would you consider it > "advocating Sloth" if I were to slow down when approaching it until I > was close enough to see down the stem of the 'T' and verify that some > dumb**** is not about to T-bone me? > It's basic defensive driving, in my opinion. And the car behind you shouldn't be any closer than 2 seconds following distance, such that the momentary slowdown shouldn't impact traffic flow by that much. |
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"Scott en Aztlán" > wrote in message
... > I've written several times about the 'T' intersection in my > neighborhood where traffic coming from the stem of the T has a yield > sign, and traffic crossing the T does not. I've mentioned how this > intersection has poor visibility, and how most people who regularly > turn left from the stem of the T habitually blow off the yield sign > because 99% of the times they go through this intersection there is no > cross-traffic. You may recall the many close calls I've had, and how I > have cussed out drivers such as the stupid bitch in the white Corolla > who flew through the intersection with a cell phone up to her left > ear. > > Knowing how dangerous this intersection is, would you consider it > "advocating Sloth" if I were to slow down when approaching it until I > was close enough to see down the stem of the 'T' and verify that some > dumb**** is not about to T-bone me? > It's basic defensive driving, in my opinion. And the car behind you shouldn't be any closer than 2 seconds following distance, such that the momentary slowdown shouldn't impact traffic flow by that much. |
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Scott en Aztl=E1n wrote: > I've written several times about the 'T' intersection in my > neighborhood where traffic coming from the stem of the T has a yield > sign, and traffic crossing the T does not. I've mentioned how this > intersection has poor visibility, and how most people who regularly > turn left from the stem of the T habitually blow off the yield sign > because 99% of the times they go through this intersection there is no > cross-traffic. You may recall the many close calls I've had, and how I > have cussed out drivers such as the stupid bitch in the white Corolla > who flew through the intersection with a cell phone up to her left > ear. > > Knowing how dangerous this intersection is, would you consider it > "advocating Sloth" if I were to slow down when approaching it until I > was close enough to see down the stem of the 'T' and verify that some > dumb**** is not about to T-bone me? Scott, why do you have all your post requests not to be archived? I think the intersection needs to be fixed. Either by fixing the visibility issue, if possible, or just getting a stop sign placed instead of a yield. |
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Scott en Aztl=E1n wrote: > I've written several times about the 'T' intersection in my > neighborhood where traffic coming from the stem of the T has a yield > sign, and traffic crossing the T does not. I've mentioned how this > intersection has poor visibility, and how most people who regularly > turn left from the stem of the T habitually blow off the yield sign > because 99% of the times they go through this intersection there is no > cross-traffic. You may recall the many close calls I've had, and how I > have cussed out drivers such as the stupid bitch in the white Corolla > who flew through the intersection with a cell phone up to her left > ear. > > Knowing how dangerous this intersection is, would you consider it > "advocating Sloth" if I were to slow down when approaching it until I > was close enough to see down the stem of the 'T' and verify that some > dumb**** is not about to T-bone me? Scott, why do you have all your post requests not to be archived? I think the intersection needs to be fixed. Either by fixing the visibility issue, if possible, or just getting a stop sign placed instead of a yield. |
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"Scott en Aztlán" > wrote in message ... > Knowing how dangerous this intersection is, would you consider it > "advocating Sloth" if I were to slow down when approaching it until I > was close enough to see down the stem of the 'T' and verify that some > dumb**** is not about to T-bone me? Since the intersection you described has one or more flaws to it, I would say that to slow down would be "reasonable and prudent," and not sloth. -- Friends don't let friends shop at wal-mart or circuit city. |
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"Scott en Aztlán" > wrote in message ... > Knowing how dangerous this intersection is, would you consider it > "advocating Sloth" if I were to slow down when approaching it until I > was close enough to see down the stem of the 'T' and verify that some > dumb**** is not about to T-bone me? Since the intersection you described has one or more flaws to it, I would say that to slow down would be "reasonable and prudent," and not sloth. -- Friends don't let friends shop at wal-mart or circuit city. |
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Scott en Aztlán wrote:
> I've written several times about the 'T' intersection in my > neighborhood where traffic coming from the stem of the T has a yield > sign, and traffic crossing the T does not. I've mentioned how this > intersection has poor visibility, and how most people who regularly > turn left from the stem of the T habitually blow off the yield sign > because 99% of the times they go through this intersection there is no > cross-traffic. You may recall the many close calls I've had, and how I > have cussed out drivers such as the stupid bitch in the white Corolla > who flew through the intersection with a cell phone up to her left > ear. > > Knowing how dangerous this intersection is, would you consider it > "advocating Sloth" if I were to slow down when approaching it until I > was close enough to see down the stem of the 'T' and verify that some > dumb**** is not about to T-bone me? Sometimes the need is unavoidable, if you're not driving a well enough built car. I drive a Volvo to avoid having to drive that way. In your situation I'd probably have been going fast enough that I couldn't avoid creaming the Corolla, and I wouldn't lose any sleep afterward. |
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John David Galt wrote: > Scott en Aztl=E1n wrote: > > I've written several times about the 'T' intersection in my > > neighborhood where traffic coming from the stem of the T has a yield > > sign, and traffic crossing the T does not. I've mentioned how this > > intersection has poor visibility, and how most people who regularly > > turn left from the stem of the T habitually blow off the yield sign > > because 99% of the times they go through this intersection there is no > > cross-traffic. You may recall the many close calls I've had, and how I > > have cussed out drivers such as the stupid bitch in the white Corolla > > who flew through the intersection with a cell phone up to her left > > ear. > > > > Knowing how dangerous this intersection is, would you consider it > > "advocating Sloth" if I were to slow down when approaching it until I > > was close enough to see down the stem of the 'T' and verify that some > > dumb**** is not about to T-bone me? > > Sometimes the need is unavoidable, if you're not driving a well enough > built car. I drive a Volvo to avoid having to drive that way. In your > situation I'd probably have been going fast enough that I couldn't > avoid creaming the Corolla, and I wouldn't lose any sleep afterward. Yep. Thank God for OxyContin. It helped me sleep at night after my accident. |
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