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> On Jun 9, 2011, at 8:18 AM, John Ferrell wrote:
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> On 6/9/2011 8:58 AM, RussellMc wrote:
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> All the experience and all the training (including the class room) still=
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> leaves us vulnerable!
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> A few days ago I was chatting on the Amateur radio, following a trailer=20
> loaded with hay bales about 50 mph.
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> A hay bale dropped off in front of me and I missed it without leaving my=
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> lane. Although I am pleased with my performance I admit that there was=20
> an obvious error in my judgment that allowed the circumstance.
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> John Ferrell W8CCW
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> */"Don't worry about avoiding temptation.  As you grow older, it will=20
> avoid you."  Winston Churchill /*
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> **
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I average 3 minutes per month ( an estimate ) talking on cell phone while d=
riving.  I force myself to NOT to talk while driving. I will not talk to a =
caller who is driving.  I hang up. I drive with both hands on the wheel.  I=
 stop if I have to think hard or do something with my hands.   I stop for y=
ellow lights.  I look behind me every time to see If I am going to have a p=
roblem.  Sometimes I go part way into the intersection to avoid being rear-=
ended.  I think one of the key strategies when crashing into someone or hav=
ing them crash into you ..... is to reduce the impact velocity as much as p=
ossible.

I consider these actions a courtesy to others as well as helping myself.  D=
rive as you would like other drivers to drive.  I like to do 'crazy' drivin=
g now and then.  I stay away from other vehicles when I do so.
99guspuppet
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