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From: Brent on 8 Mar 2010 23:12 On 2010-03-09, Scott in SoCal <scottenaztlan(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > Last time on rec.autos.driving, Alan Baker <alangbaker(a)telus.net> > said: > >>> So if you felt you were in so much danger, and you were afraid to >>> speed up because a cop would appear out of nowhere, why didn't you >>> slow down so that you could stop more gently, if needed? Or, better >>> still, pull off the road and let the "tailgater" pass you? In fact, >>> you felt safe enough to take one hand off the wheel to futz with your >>> video camera. >>> >>> Obviously you were not in any real danger, and you knew it. >> >>Which has nothing to do with your rather ignorant assessment that he >>wasn't being tailgated because you could see the driving lights of the >>car behind, does it? > > If Brent really was being tailgated, and he not only refused to do > anything about it (despite an empty lane next to him) but he grabbed a > handheld camcorder and started taping, then I'm hardly the ignorant > one. Here you go again doing exactly what you deny. Blaming me for the situation. Taping? now you're really stretching. It's a cheap crappy (image quality wise, but has proven rather durable) digital video camera that's already running (and mounted to a bracket I made that slips in under the passenger side head rest) from before I started the car. I need not press any buttons or 'start' anything. Changing a CD is way more involved than what I did. Making a phone call is several times more complicated.
From: Alan Baker on 9 Mar 2010 00:22
In article <phfbp5l5bk1ns0k0g296sbqrtqet6nbln3(a)4ax.com>, Scott in SoCal <scottenaztlan(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > Last time on rec.autos.driving, Alan Baker <alangbaker(a)telus.net> > said: > > >> So if you felt you were in so much danger, and you were afraid to > >> speed up because a cop would appear out of nowhere, why didn't you > >> slow down so that you could stop more gently, if needed? Or, better > >> still, pull off the road and let the "tailgater" pass you? In fact, > >> you felt safe enough to take one hand off the wheel to futz with your > >> video camera. > >> > >> Obviously you were not in any real danger, and you knew it. > > > >Which has nothing to do with your rather ignorant assessment that he > >wasn't being tailgated because you could see the driving lights of the > >car behind, does it? > > If Brent really was being tailgated, and he not only refused to do > anything about it (despite an empty lane next to him) but he grabbed a > handheld camcorder and started taping, then I'm hardly the ignorant > one. "If"? Can't you stand up tall enough to admit you were wrong? You remain the ignorant one. The "empty lane next to him" was the left lane, ignorant one. You're not seriously suggesting that he occupy the left lane when he wasn't passing anyone, are you? Grow up. Admit you were wrong. Move on. -- Alan Baker Vancouver, British Columbia <http://gallery.me.com/alangbaker/100008/DSCF0162/web.jpg> |