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From: wex@ittvax.UUCP (Alan Wexelblat)
Newsgroups: net.flame
Subject: Re: 55mph and tailgates
Message-ID: <896@ittvax.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 1-Aug-83 11:31:24 EDT
Article-I.D.: ittvax.896
Posted: Mon Aug  1 11:31:24 1983
Date-Received: Mon, 1-Aug-83 20:04:05 EDT
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Well, people, here's a story to warm the cockles of your flaming hearts:

Last night (Sunday), I was driving up to CT from Philly, and was using the
Garden State Parkway (to the Tappan Zee; it's a good way to avoid NYC traffic).
Now, for those who don't know, the GSP is one of those roads that has a $0.25
toll every so often, especially around NYC where the traffic is heavy.  I
was doing a good 65 in the passing lane, and the traffic was heavy.  I was in
the process of trying to pass someone in the middle lane, when this gorky
asshole in a caddy pulls up on my backside.

Suddenly, we run into the end of a half-mile backup from the tollbooths.  
Brakes slam on, including mine.  Now, I maintain a reasonable distance from the
fellow in front, so I know I'm not going to hit him.  Suddenly I hear this 
loud scream of abused tires as the asshole in back of me burns rubber trying not 
to hit me.  There was no way he was going to be able to stop: he was too damn
close.  Thank someone there was an opening to the right, which he shot into.
This s--thead was trailing a 30+ foot boat!!!  No wonder he couldn't stop!
And what the f--k was he doing in the left lane in the first place?  I was
(and still am) steaming mad.

I'm no slowpoke; I don't block traffic.  But let's face facts:  THERE IS NO
WAY YOU ARE GOING TO KNOW IF I'M GOING TO HAVE TO STOP SUDDENLY.  Ergo, 
there is no excuse for your being too close to my tail.  'Nuff said.
--Alan Wexelblat