Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 (Tek) 9/28/84 based on 9/17/84; site tekig.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!cbdkc1!desoto!packard!edsel!bentley!hoxna!houxm!whuxlm!harpo!decvax!tektronix!tekig!davidl From: davidl@tekig.UUCP (David Levadie) Newsgroups: net.auto Subject: Re: left lane hogging - hints from a sociopath Message-ID: <2446@tekig.UUCP> Date: Fri, 21-Dec-84 15:41:46 EST Article-I.D.: tekig.2446 Posted: Fri Dec 21 15:41:46 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 23-Dec-84 00:30:45 EST References: <1401@druxv.UUCP> <568@voder.UUCP> <768@oliven.UUCP> Organization: Tektronix, Beaverton OR Lines: 27 ---------- My favorite trick is to turn on my brights (day or night) and amuse myself with aiming my left headlight into the side rear-view mirror of the slug in front of me. One can stay amused for some time attempting to maintain the proper angle to reflect the light directly into the slug's face. They almost inevitably pull over after a while. The disadvantage to this for me is, I will invariably leave my lights on when I park my car, if I have turned them on in sufficient daylight to render the instrument panel lights invisible. However, I just bought headlight-warning relays for all my cars, so that may change... I am convinced that 90% of driving humanity is in a state of torpid unawareness when driving, being preoccupied with sex, the radio, their job, politics, or whatever chatter is going on in their mind. I'm not sure many of them even fully realize they driving down the road in a car. I watch left lane slugs carefully to see if they ever even LOOK in their rear-view mirror. Almost all of them don't, leading me to conclude that they don't even know anyone is behind them. Actually, my sympathies rest with the person who suggested the 20mm cannon. There is a flaw in this approach, however. Your car will invariably be damaged by the shrapnel. I think a 3 or 4KW CO2 laser aimed at one of their tires would be a lot more effective in just getting them out of the way, and giving them a day 's amusement, gratis. I'm not so sure it's technically unreasonable, either -