"Skywise" wrote in message

I have had no problems since I adopted my current driving style.


...When I started riding, I played
it 'safe'. I also had a lot of close calls. I had people
who would actually try to run me off the road for what
reason, I have no idea.

Patience? For idiots who by their inability to drive are
endangering my life? You want me to have patience?!?! HA!

Maturity? Well, let's see here. I could either blow my
top and start beating the **** out of people when they
nearly kill me on the road. or....

Maybe it's some kind of SoCal thing. You ought to drop in on
rec.autos.driving. There are about 4-5 people (I think 3 from California)
there sound a great deal like you in general outlook, if not in detail.
They regale the whole newsgroup with almost daily tales of near-death
experiences, always at the hands of some other totally witless, incompetent,
oblivious driver. They've even invented cutsie nicknames for the different
types of drivers who inconvenience them, or don't see the traffic world in
quite the "right" way. They refuse to even consider that their own driving
style, self-described (in their case) as including abrupt acceleration and
braking, rapid lane changing, etc., may have just a little bit to do with
their virtually constant brushes with danger. It's always the other idiots,
and their incompetent driving, that force these guys into horrendous
circumstances.

BTW, I note your other, seismic related sites. Is your background there
professional or other? I used to be rather involved in that stuff, a long
time ago.