Date: Mon, 07 Sep 1998 20:27:06 -0700 From: RED <davharnopsamnet.net> Subject: Re: Tailgating is Evil
Joshua Landess wrote: > > I did not say that all Saab-drivers are evil and wicked creatures. > I'm sure this was quite obvious to other readers. What I said was > that it seemed that I'd seen enough instances recently of Saab > tailgaters (specifically late-model Saab convertible drivers), out of > proportion to their numbers in this area, that I felt I should say > something. > > Indeed, tailgating pisses me off so much that it is possible that I > simply grasped at a few instances of Saab tailgating to have an excuse > to jump into the topoic. It should possibly be more of a general > driving topic. > > JL > > On 7 Sep 1998 21:04:53 GMT, "Ooms Michael" <Michael.Oomsnopsamet.be> > wrote: > > >What has that got to do with Saabs? Were you tailgated by a Saab recently? > > Well, to bad, but that doesn't mean all Saab-drivers are evil and wicked > >creatures. Speeding is one thing, endangering other road-users is an > >other, and people who tailgate don't give a toss about what car they are > >driving, being it a Saab, Merc or even a Lada (fat chance of that ever > >happening). It all comes down to common sense, and that does not come with > >the car. > > > >Michael > > > >Joshua Landess <joshuanopsamess.net> wrote in article > ><35f3a413.14364785nopsam>... > >No-one,... I repeat: NO-ONE has the right to tailgate. > > > >JL > > > >---------- I think you have to realize that SAAB convertibles appeal not only to SAAB enthusiasts but to a whole other set of people who otherwise probably wouldn't touch a SAAB. Many of these are aging, busy-schedule yuppies whose business is always more important than anyone else's on the road. Tailgating--among a slough of other sins--is standard practice for these people, as is talking on the phone WHILE tailgating. The fact that they'll pay almost anything for a fad car contributes to the high price of SAAB convertibles. But we should probably be glad of them because the convertible is probably a high-profit item for them.
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