Miata Mailing List: September 1997, Message #112
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From: 	Jeff Dofing <kidfree@pobox.com>

Subject: NMC- Di Did Due to Driver

Date: 	Mon, 1 Sep 1997 21:35:55 +0000



     As I was learning to drive, my father always told me that the

DRIVER of the auto was bottom-line responsible for it and its

occupants.  Time has proven that (on everything except Rock 'n Roll) he

was right.  Other advice:



1) Don't drink and drive.

2) If harassed by other motorists, even Ninja-Paparazzi on Motoguzzis,

don't try to outrun them.  Your car is much more stable than motorcycles

because it has a two-dimensional wheelbase and much more mass.  If you

make contact, THEY will lose.  If you are the most photographed person

in the world, a few more photos won't hurt.  In fact, trying for a few

less killed her.

3)   1+2 from the above.



     Blaming tabloid photogs won't help; they'll just lay low for awhile

(play on words intended).  They just supply the market's demand for that

type of press.  Every time a supermarket shopper considers purchasing a

tabloid, she (yes, it's usually a she, isn't it?) should think about the

consequences of the demand her purchase is fueling.