Re: Was,"If you're not passing traffic..Now, pathetic attitudes.

[Gary Huff <scirocco86@home.com>]

I'm a big asshole myself, but driving like that is wrong..... I'll admit i've done it in a few situations, teaching Acura & Honda's that my 1.8T moves, *BuT* it's been late at night or in otherwise acceptable situations where the only danger would be to me, and the other asshole with a temper in the other car. Calculated risk..... Case and example, a guy on Vortex recently totalled his 00 GLX GTi because some fucking retard in an SUV came flying by him at 100 or so and forced him off the road into the forest.... I think you should be careful, since your actions are more than quite capable of causing results you couldn't predict, even if aware of the positon of all other vehicles around you. Don't be stupid.
	-Gary Huff

On Fri, Jun 15, 2001 at 09:55:02AM -0400, Jan Folkson wrote:
> Hey Marc,
> 
> I believe that the problem stems from the fact that we, as car enthusiasts,
> take driving seriously.  As we all know, there are many people out there
> driving every day that don't take driving as seriously.  You, by trying to
> take them to "school" are creating a really dangerous situation.  You
> already know that they're not very good drivers and you are creating a
> situation whereby you're forcing them to react quickly to a situation that
> you've created intentionally.  There's a good chance that their reaction
> could cause a nasty wreck probably involving more than just that one driver,
> perhaps a schoolbus or a minivan containing a family on vacation or
> whatever.  At times, we've all been guilty of aggressive driving, some of us
> probably still are to an extent, you obviously take it to a new level.  But
> what you're getting involved in is basically an asshole contest.  Up until
> now you've probably survived by being the biggest asshole!  If history has
> taught us anything its "there's always a bigger asshole out there".  As hard
> as that is for ANY of us to believe it's certainly the truth.
> 
> As far as the trailer queen thing goes I'll just say this.  My car spent
> years on the streets of NYC (and still bears some of those scars)  and out
> of the 85K miles on it many of them took place close to the rev limiter and
> in the triple digits.  My car has never been trailered, towed or otherwise
> helped to any destination.  The only reason that my car looks the way that
> it does is because I took care of it and properly maintained it, and for the
> most part, while driving fast, didn't drive it like an asshole.  And, no I
> don't take pleasure in scratching or denting my car for ANY reason, as a
> matter of fact in that area, you're probably ALL alone on this list.
> 
> 
> - Jan Folkson 
> NYC, NY 
> 
> http://www.janfolkson.com
> 
> '86 16V
> '99 Passat GLS 1.8t
> '00 Beetle GLX 1.8t
> 
> "it's better to be silent and have people think you a fool than to open your
> mouth and prove them right.
> 
> 
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