quattro digest, Vol 1 #3383 - 17 msgs

[Brandon Rogers]

Unfortunately I agree all too much.  I take driving very seriously (because
(a) I enjoy driving and (b) a car can be a deadly weapon) and I get
infuriated at the _so_many_people_ on the road who are plain inconsiderate
and dangerous.  I could go on for seven pages with my frustrations with
drivers here in Denver/America but unfortunately not a damn thing would
change.  I guess I can only hope that they put themselves in a situation
that teaches them a lesson.  Until then, I guess it's my problem.

Brandon
Denver, CO, USA
'84 ur
'98 A4


> Message: 12
> Date: Mon, 6 May 2002 16:29:01 -0700 (PDT)
> From: james accordino <ssgacc at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Was: closing speeds Now: Driving in the U ASS of A
> To: TM <t44tq at mindspring.com>
> Cc: audi list <quattro at audifans.com>
>
> Halliluiah! babe.  I'd pay $1000. per year if I could
> legally drive like a human.  I'm actually afraid to
> high beam these A**holes driving TODAY 45 mph in the
> third lane in a 65 mph speed limit zone because they
> might call the cops on me with their cell
> phone(conveniently at their ear).  In general American
> drivers ABSOLUTELY suck!!!  And I say that with no
> reservation or remorse whatsoever.  They SUCK!   They
> couldn't drive their way out of a paper bag if they
> saw the opening.  Left turns from the far right lane.
> 45 mph in the far left lane and then fingering YOU
> when you finally pass them on the right?  HELLO!!!
> WE NEED HELP!  BIG TIME!!  Something is seriously
> broke d*ck here and I really don't know what to do to
> help fix it.  BTW, for the most part I really don't
> tailgate, pass on the right or swerve in and out on
> lanes, although it IS SO tempting and easy to do.  I
> much prefer the REAL smooth approach, and my
> wallet(fuel mileage) agrees.  Let off WAY before when
> appoaching a slow moving mullet, etc.  I really like
> driving fast, I just don't dig the hammmer on/hammer
> off approach too much anymore.
>
> Jim Accordino
>
> --- TM <t44tq at mindspring.com> wrote:
> > Exactly- as you said, there is no lane discipline
> > here in the US.
> >
> > If people religiously followed the traffic rules of
> > the road, it would
> > not be a problem, but in a country where people
> > regularly change lanes
> > in front of me (when I'm in the far left lane),
> > refuse to accelerate to
> > pass
> > while they're going 65 and I'm going 85 and then
> > refuse to pull back
> > over into
> > the middle lane, it's plain dangerous.
> >
> > When people run red lights and give me the finger
> > when I object, it is
> > absolutely
> > stupid.
> >
> > I'm all for instituting German driver licensing
> > codes and requiring
> > everyone
> > else to take public transportation. Then maybe we
> > can raise speed limits
> > on the
> > highways to 85-100, traffic and weather conditions
> > permitting. It'll be
> > a cold day
> > in hell before that happens.
> >
> >
> > Taka
> >
>
>
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