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Robert Seeberger wrote:
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sonja van Baardwijk-Holten" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Brin-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Monday, January 14, 2002 5:59 PM
> Subject: Re: Stupid example, Re: Treatment Of Prisoners
>
> >
> > Curious you should mention that. I was told an anecdote by someone from
> 'Budget'
> > that lots of Eurotouring Americans hire a fast car in Munich to experience
> the
> > German autobahn and drive it to Flensburg. Some of them return the hired
> car
> > after an hour leaving the car rental office with rather shacky legs... ;o)
> >
> They were more than likely from Austin Texas. Folks are pretty laid back
> thereabouts.
Laid back? Maybe. But a lot less predictable. Although once you've
observed enough other drivers, you get to where you can predict driving
behavior *somewhat* by the type of vehicle. (And then once you think
you have it down, some idiot in a big sedan pulls pickup-truck
maneuvers. I learned some of my bad driving habits from pickup drivers,
and the others came from my natural tendency to push the acceleration
limits of any car I'm driving.)
Julia
