Ernest, Sounds like you have never driven in heavy LA traffic at 70 mph with motorcycles legally driving in between cars with clapped out old Impalas darting in and out of lanes at 85 plus.
Of course it is our responsibility, but it isn't as simple as you make it out to be. On 12/7/06, ernest breakfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
as someone who grew up and is still routinely in heavy mixed traffic and/or on motorcycles, i find it not only simple, but my responsibility (to both myself and others) to always know what's going on around me. were that to change, it would be time to turn in the Drivers License. i love our good classic equipment, but believe Good Feelings come as much or more from Situational Awareness and the ability to *prevent* issues as they do from successfully surviving them. cheers! e David Brodbeck wrote: > ernest breakfield wrote: > >> you should already *know* whether or not there's someone in your blind >> spot; when it becomes time for an Emergency Avoidance maneuver, it's far >> too late to start figuring out what's going on around you. >> >> > > Ideally, yes, but in heavy mixed freeway traffic it's not always > possible. Every moment you spend checking over your shoulder is a > moment when you're not paying attention to what's going on up ahead. > And those motorcycles can be devilishly hard to see when they're cozied > up next to your rear fenders. _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
