The new Ford Excursion's lights would probably not even be low enough to
bother you on the road. The scariest thing is seeing a soccer mom, on the
phone, Excursion full of kids heading for your MG, and you know she can't
even see it.
Thom J. Count
tcount@altavista.net
----- Original Message -----
From: Larry Macy <macy@bblmail.psycha.upenn.edu>
To: Tab Julius <tab@penworks.com>; <mkris@sprynet.com>; Don Wilkins
<dwilkins@wcta.net>
Cc: MG List <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 1999 9:14 AM
Subject: Re: ARGH those Suburbans( Otherwise known as those damn four
wheelsudivisions)
> More than once in my time owning a Midget I have been stopped at a 0 mph
> sign and had the driver of the van or truck behind me turn their lights
> to just the parking lamps until traffic starts to flow again. Usually I
> am on my way with a wave and a thank you.
>
> Larry
>
> At this exact moment in time 10/12/99 12:43, tab@penworks.com made the
> profound statement:
>
> >
> >Actually what I find really annoying is the headlights. My regular car
is
> >somewhat on the low side, and when everyone drove "cars", headlights did
> >not interfere. However now, with all the large Dodge RAM pickups and
> >Cherokees and Broncos and every other car an SUV, driving at night is
> >really hard on the eyes 'cause even low beams seem like brights when
> >they're at the same height as my mirror. And God forbid if they actually
> >do have their high beams on - that's even worse. But just the lows are
> >deadly.
> >
> >- Tab
> >
> >At 11:07 AM 10/12/99 -0400, mkris@sprynet.com wrote:
> >>How far is far enough behind with a LBC. When my windshield was hit, I
was at
> >>least a car lenght behind. My guess was that she was too busy on her
cell
> >phone
> >>and couldn't control her turn with one hand, cutting the corner too
hard,
> >>kicking up the stones. Those subdivions are large trucks for living in a
busy
> >>sub-urban enviorment and IMHO, unnecessary. But what is worse is the
animated
> >>cell phone conversations that I see while driving. I cant understand how
> >these
> >>women can be in full control of thier trucks at 30=40 mph while on the
> >>telephone.
> >> I wish I had gotten the license plate number, but by the time I noticed
> >>the crack starting, I was already past the intersection and she was on
her
> >way.
> >>Chris
> >>77 mgb -- wounded
> >>
> >>
>
>
> Larry B. Macy, Ph.D.
> macy@bblmail.psycha.upenn.edu
> System Administrator/Manager
> Neuropsychiatry Section
> Department of Psychiatry
> University of Pennsylvania
> 3400 Spruce St. - 1015 Gates
> Philadelphia, PA 19104
>
> Ask a question and you're a fool for three minutes; do not ask a
> question and you're a fool for the rest of your life.
>
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