Tailgating is sometimes relative. In my case I know exactly what my reflex time is (uncommonly short) and from racing on an other car's bumper at up to 140 MPH I've learned how to predict a driver's response based on how they are driving. On the other hand I never get closer than I know I and my particular vehicle can respond to an emergency. I also don't look at the vehicle in front unless we are alone but instead look sort of through it to vehicles in front of that. Plus I always unconsciously look around for escape avenues just in case. This has saved me more than once in a car or on a motorcycle. Kent Gittings
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of John Mustarde Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2001 7:38 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: OT: SUV's - was: Illegal Street Photography? On Wed, 5 Dec 2001 11:02:06 -0500, you wrote: >When you are stopped or at a low speed making a turn do you find yourself >using the opposite hand from the turn, putting it inside the steering wheel >spokes and grabbing the wheel and pulling the wheel down to start the turn >before using your other hand to continue turning the wheel? Does this mean my deluxe spinner knob with the little bunny logo has to go? ;-) And I can't rest my left foot out the window anymore? Awhile back I dated a woman who was truly a disastrous driver. I was her passenger only once, and it was enough. Her specialty was needless tailgating, among other things. So the first and last time I was her passenger, she started this stupid tailgating thing. For the longest time she kept incredibly close to a truck ahead of us, even though the freeway was fairly clear. I finally turned to her and said "Honey, if you'll get a couple of inches closer, I'll just grab his bumper and we can turn off the engine and save gas." She didn't understand the humor at all. "I'm a good driver," she proclaimed indignantly, "You sound like my boss and my mother and my sister. They won't ride with me at all. Just because no one wants to ride with me doesn't mean I'm a bad driver! I've never, ever had a wreck!" -- John Mustarde - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . ********************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. www.mimesweeper.com ********************************************************************** - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
