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From: bees@druxy.UUCP (DavisRB)
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Subject: Re: Fast Driving Not The Cause
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Date: Sun, 12-Feb-84 16:28:12 EST
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Posted: Sun Feb 12 16:28:12 1984
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Very well put!  A perfect description of what I termed an oblivinoid in
a previous article.

I enjoy driving very fast, usually 90 to 110.  Although my car is very
stable and capable at these speeds, I rarely find it safe to travel this
fast, even when the highway is nearly empty.  There is always one oblivinoid
intent on pacing the car next to him/her.

Thanks to excellent braking, I can always (so far) avoid truncating the
rear end of an oblivinoid. After following the geek long enough for
him to get at least one car length ahead of the car in the right lane, 
I'll patiently wait for him to change lanes.  An oblivinoid, by nature,
rarely bothers to change lanes back to the right, so I either follow
the geek for eternity (thus helping to hold up traffic), or I pass on
the right.

So, not only does the oblivinoid pull out in front of faster drivers,
but he forces these drivers to pass on the right.  [ Of course, the
second before you pass, the oblivinoid usually changes lanes to the
right without signaling. ]

Anybody else ever wish they had a cannon mounted behind their grill?


     Ray Davis     AT&T Information Systems Laboratories     Denver
     {ihnp4|hogpc}!druxy!bees                         (303)538-3991