Re: Advice to Drivers of Small Pointless Japanese Cars

In message <5vqdnaglVdxpNfjVnZ2dnUVZ_rvinZ2d@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, Jack
<baron58y@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

>Scott in SoCal wrote:
>
>>> You have yet to show that it can't be done with great efficiency...by
those with better judgment.
>> 
>> Would that be you, by any chance?
>
>We aspire to greatness.

So let's see a video of you actually DOING it.

Several months ago, I made a video of myself driving "like a
jackrabbit" and posted it, unedited, to serve as a benchmark. You can
watch the video and count how many red lights I had to stop for and
how many green lights I just sailed right on through. At that time, I
challenged any Sloth Coaster who thought he could do better to post a
similar video.

Strangely, there were no takers.

Perhaps you're just the person to demonstrate how your "better
judgement" can perform with greater efficiency? 

Here's the link:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3129177410520797227

As you watch, you'll see all the Sloths falling by the wayside as I
pass them AT THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT. At about the 1:39 mark there's
one light that I would have made except my path was blocked by a Sloth
Coaster. By coasting at 35 MPH in a 60 MPH zone, this moron caused
both of us to miss the light. Talk about a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Here's the full tally of time indexes and the light color (feel free
to verify this yourself if you like):

0:02 G
0:07 G
0:11 (Not a complete stop, but I'll be charitable) R
0:14 G
0:17 R
0:27 G
0:30 G
0:34 R
0:40 G
0:50 G
0:55 R
1:05 G
1:08 G
1:09 G
1:12 R
1:18 G
1:21 G
1:27 G
1:39 R (would have been G, but there was a Sloth Coaster blocking my
path)
1:55 G
1:59 G

By my count, that's 15 green lights I sailed through without stopping,
and 6 red lights that I had to stop (or mostly stop) for. And it would
have been 16:5 if it hadn't been for that moron Sloth Coaster blocking
my way.

So go ahead, show us all your superior intellect: make a video of
yourself Sloth Coasting. Show all us "jackrabbits" how your superior
techniques will allow you a higher "sail through the green" vs. "stop
for the red" ratio than my jackrabbit approach. And be sure and do it
without blocking anybody behind you (I certainly never did when I was
making my video).

The gauntlet is at your feet. Put up or shut up, Sloth.
-- 
Q: What's the difference between a traffic s**** and a real one?
A: The traffic s****'s asshole at the *front* end.