Re: Plan on driving a new car on a 3000mile highway trip. Bad idea?

On Thu, 15 May 2008 20:06:50 -0700, jim beam wrote:

>> No, jackass, it's because I had morons like you that weren't paying
>> attention and pulled directly into my path leaving me no place to go.
No
>> turn signal, no nothing. Oh, wait. One guy did use a turn signal...
>> indicating he was turning the OTHER direction. And another one that
>> decided he had to pass, in a no passing zone, when I had my turn signal
>> on indicating I was turning right into his path. And it was night. And
>> he didn't have his headlights on. And the bastard had the balls to try
>> to sue *ME*.
> 
> well /you/ hit /his/ car that was in front of you!

This is true. With the brakes in full lock cause that's all I had time
for.
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>> There's a reason we have buses.
>> 
>> 
> for people that can't read vehicle owners manuals?  no, wait, you
> probably can't read a bus schedule either.  scratch that.

I can read the owner's manual just fine. I do it every time I get a new
car. Or an old car that still has the manual.