No. One of the Volvo ads I saw on a billboard in Austin made a comment to
the effect that everyone in the city was driving as if they were in a
Volvo....
I eschew certain routes as much as I can, and drive the others often
enough to know just what sort of behavior to expect from the "average"
driver on that road, so as to tune my defensive strategy correctly. Of
course, there is the occasional surprise. (Like almost getting sideswiped
yesterday by a big ol' pickup -- but miraculously enough, we didn't
collide, and I backed off enough for him to pull in front of me instead.
And observed that he was just driving unsafely anyway ahead of me in the
traffic. Sheesh.)
Julia
On Thu, 8 Mar 2001, tim.betz wrote:
> Um....this is quite simple really.
>
> What we have here are ex-Volvo drivers.
>
> Need i say more?
>
> >===== Original Message From Jim Sharkey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> =====
> >In his attempt to enter the mind of the suburban driver, Trent Shipley
> >wrote:
> >
> >>Resolved:
> >>
> >>If one is responsible for children, then it is immoral to
> >>unilaterally disarm in the SUV War.
> >
> >I can't speak for anywhere else, but here in lovely Princeton, NJ, I find
> >that the average SUV driver clearly must have attended the "Stevie Wonder
> >Driving School." By and large, they are the rudest, poorest drivers I've
> >seen. And ironically, a great portion of those who own SUVs, in this area
> >at least, don't seem to be transporting children anywhere.
> >
> >There are few funnier sights than watching a clearly wealthy woman in her
> >late 30's/early 40's (and not a child seat to be seen), with perfectly
> >coiffed hair and manicured nails, try and parallel park a monstrous Lincoln
> >Navigator in downtown Princeton.
> >
> >And who the H-E-double hockey sticks buys a *truck* from a luxury car
> >company anyway???
> >
> >Jim
> >Who would rather own a station wagon or minivan than an SUV.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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