At 07:36 AM 5/4/01 +0200, you wrote:
>Sonja van Baardwijk-Holten schreef:
>
> > Ronn Blankenship schreef:
> >
> > > Better, though longer term, solution: replace the steering wheel with a
> > > joystick on the console between the seats ....... Only
> > > problem is, they'd probably put the horn switch on the trigger, and those
> > > people who drive with their horns now would be joined by many more
> > > obnoxious so-and-sos . . .
> >
> > When I read this I had to think about the already very agressive and
> hostile
> > attitudes out there on the road...... soooooo ........ can we have a
> fire button
> > as well then? ;o)
> >
> > Sonja
>
>I read Rob's e-mail just after I send this. I now realise how
>inappropriate this one
>is. My sincere appologies to anyone I might have offended but especially
>to Rob.
>
>
><rant>
>I was out on the road too long yesterday, I guess. Drove nearly 400 km in
>one day.
>(And that is a lot by Dutch standard, especially if you know that most of
>that 400
>km was traffic jam). Had to put up with all those a**holes that don't
>realise what
>speed limits and keeping distance is for. At one point the already reduced
>speed
>limit on the high way was further reduced to 50 kmh (so I didn't brake but
>took my
>foot off the gaspedal slowly reducing speed to get to that velocity) and this
><insert name calling> truck driver thought that by honking, flashing
>lights and
>driving up so close that I could count the mashed flies on his grille I
>would be
>persuaded to increase my speed. (At that point I already could see the
>tail of a
>developing traffic jam a few km further down the road due to influx from
>another
>lane). I imagine he was either blind or has won his drivers licence in a
>lottery.
>I do stay cool but I just wish police would do something about that kind
>of driver.
>They are the ones causing traffic jams and much worse all those terrible
>accidents
>because of their agressive and inapropriete behaviour on the road. I do
>realise it
>is frustrating to be in traffic jams day after day after day. But if you
>can't take
>it I suggest you find another job that doesn't put you in those jams in
>the first
>place.
></rant>
>
>Just had to get that off my chest.
>
>Sonja
To answer the question you posed above:
I thought about it before I wrote my earlier post in which I suggested
replacing the steering wheel with a joystick. However, if we give _you_ a
"fire button", that means we also have to give one to all those with
"already very aggressive and hostile attitudes out there on the road" --
including your friend the truck driver -- which is why I purposely did not
suggest it. I thought that hooking up the trigger/fire button to the
_horn_ would probably be more than enough. ;-)
(Apologies to anyone who finds this insensitive. It is not meant that way.)
-- Ronn! :)
