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Old 07-30-2010, 07:50 PM
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Today, I had to do an emergency braking maneuver. I had to slam on my brakes and had to turn the steering wheel to the right. The vehicle I had to avoid was a Toyota SUV. They had crossed the double yellow line on a curve on a 2-way road. The brakes are excellent and stop quickly. I had actually heard the ABS come on, so I know they work. The car also handles excellent on the curves. I have also noticed that to many people are crossing over the yellow line on straight aways and curves. It seems that people are getting worse at driving nowadays.
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Old 07-30-2010, 09:26 PM
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Today, I had to do an emergency braking maneuver. I had to slam on my brakes and had to turn the steering wheel to the right. The vehicle I had to avoid was a Toyota SUV. They had crossed the double yellow line on a curve on a 2-way road. The brakes are excellent and stop quickly. I had actually heard the ABS come on, so I know they work. The car also handles excellent on the curves. I have also noticed that to many people are crossing over the yellow line on straight aways and curves. It seems that people are getting worse at driving nowadays.
Glad to know it's not just me to notice all those bad drivers. I've had to use the brakes on my Lime Green Fiesta a few times too. Why can't they see me?
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Old 07-30-2010, 09:29 PM
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Glad to know it's not just me to notice all those bad drivers. I've had to use the brakes on my Lime Green Fiesta a few times too. Why can't they see me?
They're probably staring at the car rather than paying attention to their driving.
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Old 07-30-2010, 09:43 PM
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They're probably staring at the car rather than paying attention to their driving.
You're probably right about that.

My kids thought it would be a good choice so other drivers wouldn't run into me.
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Old 08-02-2010, 12:13 AM
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hmm, good thing I sold my motorcycle yesterday...
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Spend 11 hours driving on a daily basis, you'd be surprised how little people pay attention to anything out there on the road.
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Old 08-03-2010, 11:38 AM
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I live in Oregon where there is a lot of greenery along the roadside, so getting a Green car could make it more difficult to see me. I
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Old 08-04-2010, 10:42 AM
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Glad to know it's not just me to notice all those bad drivers. I've had to use the brakes on my Lime Green Fiesta a few times too. Why can't they see me?
Almost got ran into twice yesterday in my Lime Squeeze too. I wonder if to color-blind drivers we're invisible? :-)
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