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Date: 1997/10/08 Message-Id: Newsgroups: alt.support.anxiety-panic Short story: I told him certainly not, and that I was just on my way to work... regardless he took my license and my license plate number and ran it. Of course he found nothing on me (I'm clean), but still proceeded to harass me. He asked me what an anxiety attack was so I tried to explain to him to the best of my ability what that was. In the midst of my explanation, I pulled out my prescription bottle of Xanax to show him that I did indeed have a prescription for "anxiety" and that he should just leave me alone to get over it. Instead he took the bottle, looked at it, handed it back to me then asked me if I had taken any. I told him yeah, I just took a pill so I can get over this attack and get to work. He then explained to me that he could take me in for a DUI because the medicine impaired driving. He thought this because there is a little warning label on the side that says do not use with alcohol, use caution while driving.. etc. He didn't take me in for DUI, but sure did piss me off. I don't know what the exact law is, but if he were any sort of concerned with helping me he should have been asking me if I needed help rather than harrasing me, like maybe, "do you need a ride to a phone so you can call for a ride to work?" or something to that nature. To serve and protect... yeah whatever anyone know what the law is for real? comments on how to handle a situation like that? thanks
Date: 1997/10/10 Short story: That's a very interesting story. It sounds like that cop didn't have a clue what he was doing. I wonder if he checks other drivers for prescriptions which may cause drowsiness, in addition to over-the-counter cold & flu remedies. Attempting to drive while racked with panic seems to be more risky than manoevering a vehicle "under the influence" of Xanax.
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Date: 1997/09/22 Message-Id: <34269e28.5a39@pennine.com> Newsgroups: soc.culture.british Would it be considered a punishable offence to have an orgasm while driving, either assisted or spontaneous, provided that both hands are kept on the wheel? Tell me why that would matter, assuming that I accept the above? The issue is whether or not all potential causes of accidents must be enumerated in the highway code. Tell the truth, you just wanted to talk about S*E*X, didn't you?
No it isn't. This is not covered by the highway code and does not apear to be covered in law. How do we know that many accidents are not attributable to this cause and not from falling asleep at the wheel and so on? So? A lot of things which don't happen *could* be life threatening. Big deal.
I don't do it in the fast lane (or the slow lane either), if that's what you mean. |
| OT- Driving Pet Peeves (Was Re: The Chains vs. the Indies) |
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Date: 1997/09/23 Message-Id: <19970923173901.naa00690@ladder02.news.aol.com> Newsgroups: alt.books.stephen-king Gonna get flammed, but I gotta say it.....Women drivers. Arhg!!! I *hate* women drivers! Especially the kind that have
that thing hanging between their legs! Oh, wait a minute, that'd
be men, wouldn't it
Actually, another of my peeves is this: The old man who was at
the registry of motor vehicles and had to be led in. He had a cane,
could barely walk. They had him go to the front of the line
Date: 1997/09/23 Seems to be the same here, also folks who have no visible license plate.
How come we could never get away with either?
I one saw a guy driving a *piece of complete shit* around with a license
plate sized piece of cardboard in his plate holder. The cardboard read
"LOST PLATE". What the hell? Can I get away with that too? (It cost me
$200 to plate both Nik's car and my truck for '98) You gotta problem with that? Seems the same laws apply here, right Kim?
Only when the dude in front of you will not exceed the posted limit. In
fact, here in Muncie, Indiana, 15 over seems acceptable. I have the belief
that the *slow* cars are more of a saftey concern than the fast ones
anyway. People who drive slow are usually unsure of their dirving
skill....thus causing accidents. (not referring to the teenagers who go 75
in a 30...they're just plain idiots)
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| angry car drivers |
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Date: 1997/09/19 Message-Id: <34230530.7e33@nospamwellsfargo.com> Newsgroups: ba.transportation I wish I could understand why people choose to drive their cars in downtown traffic even when that act raises their blood pressure & clearly makes them unhappy! I work in downtown SF and use transit to get to work. While walking to/from my transit, I'm always seeing examples of "road rage". I'm always seeing near-misses, where cars avoid each other by feet or inches while jostling for position. Often, they are nearly missing me, while I am crossing *with* the green light, and *in* a crosswalk. When the choice is getting ahead 1 car length and therefore getting home 2 minutes earlier, or not getting home until after midnite because you were in the emergency room... how hard can it be to stop feeling competitive? Red-light runners frighten me badly, and they also anger me. People who choose to cause gridlock anger me, because in their momentary selfish act, they cause trouble for so very many other people. People who don't quite cause gridlock, but "merely" park across the crosswalk anger me a great deal, because I have to walk around them, out into the intersection, and put myself in danger. (When I say "park across the crosswalk," I am referring to people who do wait their chance to enter the intersection, but who don't wait at the limit line, ie, the first crosswalk line. Instead they cover the crosswalk with their cars & wait at the second limit line. I'd just love to see tickets issued for this!) This morning, I was walking east on the south side of Howard and needed to cross 3rd Street. The crosswalk there is 10-15 feet wide, I suppose to accomodate the crowds for events at the Moscone Convention Center. A man driving a shiny burgundy mini-van-type-vehicle had parked right across the crosswalk with his window was open. I walked up to his window & said to him, "This is a crosswalk. The limit line is back there. I have to walk out into the intersection, which is very dangerous." I did this in a calm and informative manner, very much on purpose. It wasn't my point to instigate anything, just to get him to think twice the next time he had to stop at a crosswalk. His reaction was outrageous! He said, "Fuck you, lady!" and his arm muscles bunched up and he started to open his car door. Like he was going to hit me for saying this? I walked away while he shouted after me, "Have a fucking great day!" or something like that. Was he feeling incredibly guilty already, and I just hit a sore spot? Did he feel so threatened by me? Really, he acted like he was going to *hit* me, just for saying something to him in an informative, non-provocative manner. It makes me very tempted to start a web page for this behavior, much like the "Highway 17 Hall of Shame" web page that used to exist. (At least one driver saw their own car on that page and wrote to apologize. Perhaps that helped them mend their ways.)
Date: 1997/09/22 (When I say "park across the crosswalk," I am referring to people who do wait their chance to enter the intersection, but who don't wait at the limit line, ie, the first crosswalk line. Instead they cover the crosswalk with their cars & wait at the second limit line. I'd just love to see tickets issued for this!) Unfortunately, sometimes this is unavoidable. For instance, one can stop behind the crosswalk and wait for a gap to make a right turn, only to find, after moving forwards, that there is an approaching car, leaving one stuck over the crosswalk. The guy blocking the crosswalk, of course, gets blamed even if the problem was that the car that made him/her stop was speeding. I've been in situations in San Francisco where I stopped behind a crosswalk when I had a green light because of congestion ahead which was backed up to the far edge of the intersection. I tried to cross once there was an adequate gap in my lane, but someone in the adjacent lane floored it and cut me off to grab this spot. With the guy behind moving forwards as soon as I did, there was no way to avoid blocking something, and just staying put would have blocked my lane, so no matter what you do, someone will get mad: the only question is who that someone is going to be. With a very large fine for blocking the intersection, however, it makes sense financially to block the crosswalk: if you have no choice (especially give unpredictable behavior on the part of other drivers), you might as well pick the least costly option.
Date: 1997/09/23 (When I say "park across the crosswalk," I am referring to people who do wait their chance to enter the intersection, but who don't wait at the limit line, ie, the first crosswalk line. Instead they cover the crosswalk with their cars & wait at the second limit line. I'd just love to see tickets issued for this!) You're right that it is sometimes unavoidable. In the instance I was speaking of, your example wasn't what was happening, but then, I wasn't very specific either. (I was irate about several cars that were in the middle lanes of 3rd street, NOT waiting to turn at all. Also it was the morning, so traffic wasn't quite as aggressive & bumper-to-bumper-y as it is in the afternoon.) Thanks to all who agreed with me - I feel better. |
| Issues for Women Truck Drivers |
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Date: 1997/08/25 Message-Id: <19970825220400.saa14075@ladder02.news.aol.com> Newsgroups: misc.transport.trucking I hope you don't mind me answering. I'm a fellow but my wife spends time on the road with me on occasion. Have been lurking newsgroup for about a year. At 40, I'm about to undertake a new career, driving with my husband. Have been in corporate office for 20 years. Will be attending driving school in Oct/Nov and will start driving in Dec. A few questions for the ladies: When she first started driving her left leg got a little sore from double clutching. Now she's kind of use to it. Exercise: what do you do to stay in good physical condition? I usually take a walk in the evening. If I'm waiting to load, i'll usually take a walk. Stretches out the leg muscles and helps me feel more comfortable when driving. Weight control how do you maintain good eating habits while on the road? I have a refridgerator and microwave in the sleeper. I keep fruits and vegetables to munch on. It's hard but I try to stay away from the greasy stuff in restaraunts. Try cereals and fruits for breakfast instead of eggs and bacon. Dress: what have you found to be the most comfortable yet professional looking? Cotton uniform slacks. I have a couple of pairs of Dockers type pants too. Shoes: how important is the type of shoe? Depends on what you're doing. I wear slippers in the truck while driving and in the sleeper. I have a good pair of Hi-Tecs for work out of the truck. They're also comfortable to walk in when site seeing or excersising. Spare time: what do you do when not driving, both in and out of the truck? I read novels. Study some history books. I also have a TV/VCR and take along some old movies. I can use my BlockBuster card most places throughout the US too. Just remember to return them where you rent them. Thanks for any info you can provide! Good luck. Truck Safely,
INSKEEP: And so, it's interesting that a few planners have stopped trying to ease traffic congestion. Instead, they're embracing congestion. They want to create more of it. Several cities are experimenting with making streets narrower, so traffic moves more slowly. It's called traffic calming. Congressman Earl Blumenauer spent 10 years as the top transportation official in Portland, Oregon. Portland choked traffic on some streets by widening sidewalks, or creating bike lanes, or allowing cars to park at the curb. U.S. REPRESENTATIVE EARL BLUMENAUER (D-OR): People could talk to each other, you know, across the street from yard to yard. It was greener; it was cheaper. In some cases, they were so narrow that when you parked on both sides, you could only have cars go one way. And they had to stop and pull over when someone's coming the other way. So it was a natural traffic calming device. INSKEEP: Blumenauer says some things are more important than getting commuters home as quickly as possible. If cars move slowly, they make less noise; they're less dangerous to pedestrians. The street becomes more comfortable. People may be more willing to live or shop in a congested neighborhood, even if some complain about the traffic. BLUMENAUER: It's the Yoga Beraism: you know, nobody goes there anymore because it's too crowded. And that is congestion that is exciting. It means business to the merchants. It means an exciting street life. It's the sort of the hustle and bustle -- and people don't mind going slow. INSKEEP: Still, not every expert thinks traffic calming is a good idea. For the rest of the exchange go see NPR here |
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