[Author Prev][Author Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Author Index][Thread Index] Re:Daytime Running Lights
The only problem is that those bozzos won't pay attention to anything! Alex On Sun, 12 Jan 1997, Lee Levitt wrote: > Psycho Bob <honge@creighton.edu> wrote: > >Ah! Why settle for 5% increase in margin of safety, when you can settle > >for 200% (or more!) by petitioning change on what and how people need to > >do/pass to get their driver's license? I see many "back route" > >solutions... Like the most infamous one -- like govt's ever stingent > >emission laws on new vehicle -- when the source of the problem is those > >old clunkers on the road that are (frankly) not likely to be replaced with > >new cars soon. > > > >What's next? Horns that will hunk every 5 seconds after poeple are pretty > >much conditioned with these DRLs? And next? Government requires car > >manufactuers to paint the car in neon, glow-in-the-dark paint? (Hmmm... > >which I recall, that long time ago MB did found that orange-painted models > >has the least accident rate of all car colors...) > > > >Why not go to the source of the problem -- namely, not letting "lamers" to > >pass and hold driver's license -- and get it over with? > > I'm not out to save the world...I have enough stuff on my plate. I just > want every % improvement I can find at a *reasonable* investment in > time/money. I'm not going to wear a Snell-approved helmet when I drive down > the street either. > > Trying to get drivers' ed or licensing policies changed isn't something > that will be a good use of my personal resources. OTOH, my kids *will* go > to proper driving schools when it's time. > > I'll do everything I can to be a safe driver, but if I can get that bozo's > attention before he pulls into my path, that would be a Good Thing (tm) > indeed. No? > > Just my .02. YMMV, > > Lee > > > > Lee Levitt > wheelman@shore.net > Director, Business Development, Software.com - http://www.software.com > webmaster, NeedhamOnline - http://www.needhamonline.com > 1990 Audi 200T, 75K > 1995 Range Rover County LWB, 42K > 1987 Wicked Fat Chance, 1981 Condor >
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