Originally Posted by Brian Carlton (Post 2847265)

The phones would be a good start.............

...........followed by reading a book...........applying makeup............turning to the rear seat and slapping the kids around..............rummaging through a briefcase..............

..............then we can switch to facing the passenger and talking............


Maybe we could just pass some legislation stating that DB's aren't allowed to drive. That would eliminate one-half the vehicles on the road.

Originally Posted by Brian Carlton (Post 2847243)

Absolutely correct. I took the ferry home like I typically do to avoid the NYC traffic and the absolute worst of the DB's.

But, I couldn't go the last 15 miles from the ferry to my house without getting involved with another DB. Apparently, this DB thinks that I must accelerate the SD to maintain a 15' following distance when the light turns green...........otherwise he's not happy. And, what does the DB do? He turns on his high beams to let me know that I'm not accelerating fast enough and keeping a short enough following distance.

Fully automated cars would be a panacea. Anything to avoid the stupidity of the majority who must get to the next red light faster than you.

Originally Posted by HuskyMan (Post 2847336)

If our cars were fully automated we could sleep, read a book, play games with the kids, whatever and worry a lot less about safety issues. Think of the stress reduction..........

Originally Posted by kip Foss (Post 2847260)

But as Ron Paul says if you are going to ban phones while driving then you are going to have to ban eating, talking, listening to the radio, etc.

Originally Posted by HuskyMan (Post 2847339)

In another life I worked for an aircraft parts company. One part I remember well were landing lights for a Boeing 737 aircraft. Wouldn't it be nice to have four of those mounted on the rear of your SD? DB hits his high beams, turn on the switch and he will quickly learn how blind people make their way in this world.....

Originally Posted by Brian Carlton (Post 2847348)

This is a secret..........don't tell anybody..........but I am absolutely going to setup an oil spray system on the back of the SD. Press a button and some waste oil contaminated diesel fuel will eject itself from two nozzles directly onto the following DB.

Problem eliminated.

PRICELESS.


(B-737 landing lights would be fantastic..........but, I'd need a portable 400Hz generator...........;))

Originally Posted by HuskyMan (Post 2847360)

Ah, how the mind generates visions of revenge while driving. I've always liked this guy's style....

Tailgating - Lost Highway - YouTube

Originally Posted by HuskyMan (Post 2847339)

In another life I worked for an aircraft parts company. One part I remember well were landing lights for a Boeing 737 aircraft. Wouldn't it be nice to have four of those mounted on the rear of your SD? DB hits his high beams, turn on the switch and he will quickly learn how blind people make their way in this world.....

Originally Posted by Brian Carlton (Post 2846195)

Interesting that you mention that today.

I was in small claims court this morning as the plaintiff for the DB who sideswiped the SD because she was in such a hurry. That Range Rover had 375hp and she used every single one to try to beat me into the right lane during an expressway merge (she was directly behind me).

No witnesses.

No police report.

She claimed that I failed to see her in my blind spot.

She was represented by the attorney hired by State Farm.


The lower of the two estimates was $1700.


We could settle for $850. or risk the trial and probability of returning at another date and killing another day.

I took the $850.

The DB won.:mad:


A dash cam would have been worth another $850 in this case. I'm sure that plenty of folks get into such situations all the time and it only takes the DB to lie like a rug to mitigate the situation in a court of law.

Originally Posted by Hatterasguy (Post 2847399)

Problem is most people are pretty stupid and can hardly manage to keep their vehicles on the road in perfect conditions.

Throw in a cell and they are in a tree.

Annoying for smart people because we can talk and drive better than the morons on our worst days. But we still have to suffer.

In the end traffic deaths are pretty low, let it happen, who cares.[/ .

Originally Posted by HuskyMan (Post 2847410)

Last I checked, tailgating is illegal.

Originally Posted by Brian Carlton (Post 2847348)

This is a secret..........don't tell anybody..........but I am absolutely going to setup an oil spray system on the back of the SD. Press a button and some waste oil contaminated diesel fuel will eject itself from two nozzles directly onto the following DB.

Problem eliminated.

PRICELESS.


(B-737 landing lights would be fantastic..........but, I'd need a portable 400Hz generator...........;))