esco@ssc-vax.UUCP (Michael Esco) (05/17/85)
I just witnessed a world-championship stupid accident! A car was stalled in the eastward left turn lane of an intersection. When the left arrow came on the two guys, one at the rear and one at the steering wheel, began pushing the car through. I thought they were aiming for the gas station on the northeast corner. The road here was quite level and they never moved very fast, but rather than pulling into the gas station they continued their hard left and pushed the car into another car waiting at the light. People say that I exaggerate when I complain about Washington drivers, but incident bears me out... Washington drivers are the worst! Michael Esco Boeing Aerospace
randy@ssc-vax.UUCP (Yoda Necron) (05/18/85)
> I just witnessed a world-championship stupid accident! > > A car was stalled in the eastward left turn lane of an intersection. When > the left arrow came on the two guys, one at the rear and one at the steering > wheel, began pushing the car through. I thought they were aiming for the > gas station on the northeast corner. The road here was quite level and they > never moved very fast, but rather than pulling into the gas station they > continued their hard left and pushed the car into another car waiting at > the light. > > People say that I exaggerate when I complain about Washington drivers, but > incident bears me out... Washington drivers are the worst! > > Michael Esco > Boeing Aerospace As a born and raised Washingtonian, and having spent time in Arizona, California, Illinios, and Louisiana, I am convinced that Washington drivers are the best. The above accident is not an indication of the quality of Washington drivers, but the quality of Washington pushers. Yoda Necron
review@drutx.UUCP (MillhamBD) (05/20/85)
If we're going to talk about stupid accidents, here's my favorite: The roads had about 1 inch of fresh snow on them. Under the snow was ice. I was following a pickup, doing about 30MPH. We were coming to a light that was red. I immediately started to slow down, but the fool in the pickup (4 wheel drive) waited until he was about 10 feet from the car sitting at the light, and slammed on his brakes. CRUNCH. They got out and looked. No damage. Everyone back in the cars and go. I'm still following this guy, when we get to the next red light. Last second he applies brakes. CRUNCH. No damage. This was getting amusing. Light turns green. Next light turns red. Last second brakes, and he misses by about an inch. Unfortunately, I had to turn. That guy really made my day. I never had so much fun driving to work. As a friend of mine once said, "Driving in the snow is a spectator sport." -------------------------------------------- Brian Millham AT & T Information Systems Denver, Co. ...!inhp4!drutx!review PS: I have nothing against 4 wheel drives. I was driving a Jeep at the time.
chris@nrcvax.UUCP (Chris Grevstad x310) (05/23/85)
esco@ssc-vax.UUCP (Michael Esco) says: > ... >People say that I exaggerate when I complain about Washington drivers, but >incident bears me out... Washington drivers are the worst! > > Michael Esco > Boeing Aerospace As an ex-Washington driver, I resent that. But if you want bad drivers, try Utah. They tell me there that it is all the Californians that have moved in. -- Chris Grevstad {sdcsvax,hplabs}!sdcrdcf!psivax!nrcvax!chris ucbvax!calma!nrcvax!chris ... you see, we are only a computer software programming order of monks...