Miata Mailing List: January 1994, Message #112
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   From: Andy Poling 
Subject: Re: snow tires
   Date: Mon, 17 Jan 1994 16:30:47 -0500

On Mon, 17 Jan 1994 capek@peach.rtsg.mot.com wrote:
> Do you find that other driver stop very close to the back of your car?
> 
> My theory is that people unconsciously judge stopping distance by the apparent 
> size of the car, not the actual separation.  Either that or they feel that
> they can intimidate a smaller car in front of them.  Any opinions?

I think it's just the same old fashioned envy/competition thing that makes
everybody try to "race" a Miata in stupid vehicles like Suzuki Samarai's.

-Andy

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