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Originally Posted by dyna mo
if doing the right thing means getting beaten up, family terrorized, car smashed, people run over and paralyzed, i will work to avoid being put in that situation. for instance, i certainly wouldn't be multitasking while driving my family calling 911 to speak with the operator about erratic drivers, giving them the needed mile marker info, license plate info, who i am, what i am driving, etc et al on&on, blah blah.
instead, i would be using my brain to get my family out of the precarious situation by changing lanes and possibly exiting the freeway when i noticed the crazy sea of headlights fast approaching in my rear view.
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Of course avoiding such situations is always preferable. As a professional taxi driver in NYC, I've been able to avoid any such situations even after logging in over 1 million city miles (2 Crown Vics and I'm on my 2nd Camry Hybrid). I want to run over pedestrians and bicyclists every time I drive - but I've managed to avoid that so far.
The SUV driver is probably a typical "Sunday Driver". Probably didn't look in his rear-view mirror. Probably talking to his wife. Maybe distracted by his 2 year old. Then he was surrounded and it was too late. Probably never had a chance to get out of the way fast enough for these guys' liking. Thugs who unsuccessfully tried to convene in Times Square and couldn't - so they were already pissed off.
We could go back and forth all day and everyone is entitled to their opinion.
But I will only offer one fact: The Roosevelt Hotel is for European tourists. The next time you're in NY, PM me for a better hotel selection.