Posted by Turby on January 8, 2008, 3:55 am
On Tue, 08 Jan 2008 03:20:42 -0000, Chuck Rhode
>On Mon, 07 Jan 2008 18:52:15 -0800, Timberwoof wrote:
>> Cars don't generally suddenly change lanes in bumper-to-bumper
>traffic.
>Uh ... in Chicago they do.
They do in California, too, but the issue becomes one of "what is
suddenly?" You can see if there is room for a car to change lanes,
and you can see if a driver wants to change lanes. The clues are
pretty obvious. Drivers rarely change lanes if there is a car
occupying the same space. (Statistically, it ain't bumper cars, no
matter how much we may think it.) When you see a gap another car can
move into, you plan accordingly.
--
Turby the Turbosurfer
Posted by Timberwoof on January 8, 2008, 12:01 pm
> On Tue, 08 Jan 2008 03:20:42 -0000, Chuck Rhode
>
> >On Mon, 07 Jan 2008 18:52:15 -0800, Timberwoof wrote:
> >
> >> Cars don't generally suddenly change lanes in bumper-to-bumper
> >traffic.
> >
> >Uh ... in Chicago they do.
>
> They do in California, too, but the issue becomes one of "what is
> suddenly?" You can see if there is room for a car to change lanes,
> and you can see if a driver wants to change lanes. The clues are
> pretty obvious. Drivers rarely change lanes if there is a car
> occupying the same space. (Statistically, it ain't bumper cars, no
> matter how much we may think it.) When you see a gap another car can
> move into, you plan accordingly.
You seem to be implying that we Californians have some uncanny ability
to learn from past and others' experience, to observe the environment,
make predictions about what might happen, and prepare to react
accordingly. Why, it's almost as if we Californians had some rudimentary
intelligence that enables us to lanesplit reasonably safely, while these
other guys don't have it and thus conclude that lanesplitting can't be
done.
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Posted by The Older Gentleman on January 9, 2008, 2:14 pm
> heard a story out of Iraq the other week. A Marine and an Air Force
> boy had just used the urinals. On their way out, the Marine washed his
> hands. Noticing that the flyboy hadn't, he said, "In Marine Basic
> Training, they teach a recruits to wash his hands after taking a piss."
> The Air Force guy said, "That's good. In the Air Force they taught us
> not to piss on our hands."
Old, old, old joke. Still good, mind.
--
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Posted by P. Roehling on January 9, 2008, 4:07 pm
>> heard a story out of Iraq the other week. A Marine and an Air Force
>> boy had just used the urinals. On their way out, the Marine washed his
>> hands. Noticing that the flyboy hadn't, he said, "In Marine Basic
>> Training, they teach a recruits to wash his hands after taking a piss."
>> The Air Force guy said, "That's good. In the Air Force they taught us
>> not to piss on our hands."
> Old, old, old joke. Still good, mind.
Hmmm; that reminds me. Ever hear the one about the moose-turd pie?
Posted by The Older Gentleman on January 9, 2008, 4:24 pm
>
> >> heard a story out of Iraq the other week. A Marine and an Air Force
> >> boy had just used the urinals. On their way out, the Marine washed his
> >> hands. Noticing that the flyboy hadn't, he said, "In Marine Basic
> >> Training, they teach a recruits to wash his hands after taking a piss."
> >> The Air Force guy said, "That's good. In the Air Force they taught us
> >> not to piss on our hands."
> >
> > Old, old, old joke. Still good, mind.
>
> Hmmm; that reminds me. Ever hear the one about the moose-turd pie?
I know I am *really* going to regret this, but no, I have not heard the
one about the moose-turd pie.
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BOF#30 WUSS#5 The bells, the bells.....
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>> Cars don't generally suddenly change lanes in bumper-to-bumper
>traffic.
>Uh ... in Chicago they do.