Miata Mailing List: October 1998, Message #102

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> 
> 	I'd like to help you test the prototype
> 	Mike
> > While I do not condone road rage, I have found something very 
> > interesting yesterday.  You see, ever since I have owned my '91, it 
> > seems that people in "other" types of cars (especially SUV's), seem to
> > 
> > always treat my car as a bump in the raod and try as they might,
> > always 
> > tailgate me for some reason.
> > 
> > DISCLAIMER: I am not trying to suggest that EVERY car behind me does 
> > this, but it is a daily situation here in Atlanta that is getting on
> > my 
> > nerves.
> > 
> > There is nothing like Mr. Lexus / Landcruiser / Navigator / BMW/ 
> > get-the-crap-out-of-my-way arsehole who hugs your bumper while doing 
> > 75mph and all you see is either the holy lights themselves in your
> > eyes 
> > or a very larger-than-life looking Toyota embelem.  What is one to do?
> > 
> > Here's what I finally did:
> > 
> > Instead of slamming on the brakes and fighting it out in court, try
> > thsi 
> > one for size...I was in traffic yesterday when this woman was hugging
> > my 
> > behind for life or death (hey, it sounds better than it was).  I just 
> > about had it and went to move over (as I have been doing for about
> > four 
> > years now), when I accidentally hit my windshield washer arm.  Before 
> > you knew it, a streak of old water and pink-washy stuff shot our of my
> > 
> > nozzles and went right over the roof and onto her wonderful (and
> > clean) 
> > BMW.  It was like god himself sent down an extra bit of wind to carry
> > my 
> > fluid-of-fightning right into her windshield.
> > 
> > Boy was she pissed!  I could see her screaming and cursing and hitting
> > 
> > her wipers, etc.  She got so fustrated since this stuff did not help
> > her 
> > view (remember, it was some weird residue-sludge stuff at the bottom
> > of 
> > my container that attached itself to her car) that she swerved right
> > to 
> > go around me, almost hit another Mercedes, and pissed off the other 
> > driver.  Before you knew it, both of them took off in a rage and
> > dooked 
> > it out in 6PM traffic.  I didn't like the idea of them driving off
> > like 
> > that, but hey, she was gone from my sights.  
> > 
> > So now I started to think....is there a way that you can mount another
> > 
> > single nozzle (under the rear bumper line?), fluid container and
> > washer 
> > motor all contained in the back trunk?  And in turn, mount the
> > direction 
> > of the spray up at a 45~ angle so that it sprays a fine mist directly 
> > behind your car.
> > 
> > I have seen Pontiac/GM cars that have a mist-type sprayer that covers
> > a 
> > bigger area.  When activated at 75mph, your tail-hugger friend will
> > not 
> > even notice where it came from...possibly kicked up off the pavement?
> > 
> > The catch here is this....I know that you could probably dilute the 
> > solution with 75% hair spray, thus, when it hits air and glass it will
> > 
> > become more sticky...and when your tail-hugger freak decideds to hit 
> > his/her wipers, it will just smear across the board.
> > 
> > Of course, this does sound dangerous and I in no way want to create 
> > accidents, but when you think of it...isin't the guy on your butt
> > almost 
> > doing the same thing my limiting yoru rearward vision?
> > 
> > Anyway, I am working on a prototype, and wheather it is leagl or not, 
> > you never saw this post from me.  Of course a Stage III turbo would do
> > 
> > the trick, but with todays higher speeds from other luxury burners,
> > they 
> > hang right with you and I am not the type to start and break the
> > 100mph 
> > barrier on the highway.
> > 
> > Ideas, comments, stories, or suggestions?
> > 
> > 
> > 
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> > PS: sorry for the misspellings
> > 
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Chris Pilla & Thumper
('99 Miata, Classic Red, Leather)
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