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Old 09-12-2005, 12:29 PM
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Red face Had 4

I have had four - the other guy alway got the blame. :
  1. Sleepy neighbor pulls out in front of me on my street as I "pulse & glide" to 30. (defensive driving could have avoided it)
  2. At the mall during sundown, country driver pulls into the boulvard median without checking traffic. (should have been going slower)
  3. At dawn, senior citizen does not stop in time on the freeway. (probably could not have avoided this)
  4. Driver rear-ends me stopped at an intersection. (only way to have avoided this one was to have stayed at home in bed. )
I could have avoided the first two for sure. Fortunately no chassis damage was done and my Insight checked out fine on it's 90,000 mile service warranty maintence.

Having a small silver car seemed to be a factor, as it is harder to catch (does not excuse my agressive driving in #1 & #2).

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