Re: Confusion

["Wayne H Beebe" <whbeebe@turbonet.com>]

This is a continuation of my previous comments.  While I would not want to
stereotype any group, the most dangerous group of drivers to me are the ones
seem to think the yellow lights are a signal to speed up, not prepare to
stop.  There are many times I have witnessed people run through red lights
because it was too late for them to stop.  One thing I appreciate about
Moscow, is that there is a short delay between the red light and the green
light for the crossing traffic.  I am sure this helps to avoid many side
collisions; whereas in Pullman I can see how a car who has the green light
may actually be broadsided by someone who thought they could make it
through.  Would that Pullman could have the same forsight as Moscow in this
area.

-----Original Message-----
From: Wayne H Beebe <whbeebe@turbonet.com>
To: sec@moscow.com <sec@moscow.com>; vision2020@moscow.com
<vision2020@moscow.com>
Date: Wednesday, September 08, 1999 10:53 AM
Subject: Re: Confusion


>Actually, a few years ago I had read that Idaho drivers were considered
some
>of the worst by truck drivers. I can't remember were I read it, but lets
>drop the stereotyping.  It does no one any good.
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: sec@moscow.com <sec@moscow.com>
>To: vision2020@moscow.com <vision2020@moscow.com>
>Date: Wednesday, September 08, 1999 9:44 AM
>Subject: Re: Confusion
>
>
>Subject:        Re: Confusion
>Date sent:      Tue, 7 Sep 99 22:26:23 -0800
>From:           Ken Medlin <dev-plan@moscow.com>
>To:             <sec@moscow.com>
>
>> Your address was on a communicaton about CA behaviors here, as
>
>I really hate to say it Ry, but we do see stuff like this when we get a
>new semester of University (or even k-12) students, but mostly
>University, more traffic accidents, students from, well, "parts of the
>country (or world) where social values are diffent" to use a
>euphemisim. (like a 3 car accident, all three with California plates)
>it's unfortunate, but it does happen. none of us like it, but it does
>tend to stop after a few weeks (which isin't going to help you at all)
>
>I didn't know that some people consider California the whole
>country, let alone "the world", I used the word "parts", not "part", I
>used the cars accident as a prime example, I could have also used
>the example of the Asian Student who I stopped to help on the
>Moscow-Pullman highway who had there tire chains on on a clear
>dry winter road, the chain had broken and wrapped around the axle,
>(someone "joker" had told them to keep there chains on all the time)
>or the BC drivers (and I spent 10 years living in Vancouver) who
>have very poor driving skills (thats from the Insurance Corperation
>of British Columbia, not me) etc etc etc. but a LOT of people in this
>area see CA plates and give the drivers a wide birth, ever wonder
>WHY people some people in this area give CA drivers a wide birth?
>
>ever wonder WHY you hear so much "california bashing"?
>
>Stan Evans (a Stranger here myself, a Canadian Refuge)
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