Just a note on defensive driving.  My friend went to real defensive driving
training.  You know the type- boot-leg turns, crashing through blocking
cars...  One thing he told me I never forgot and started doing from that
time forward:  ALWAYS leave at a minimum enough room to the car in front of
you so you can swing you car left or right to escape being blocked in.  With
some momentum you can bash your way out of containing cars or road
barriers.  Now this might seem paranoid- but in the case of terrorists or
kidnappers this might be the thing to use.  On 66 I used it to pull into the
left lane to avoid direct attack, and it was an option if the Harpies had
something in their hands that could have penetrated the cab of my truck.
I've always thought if the carpool driver waiting to turn left into Langley
years ago had done that then just maybe the outcome of the AK47 attack might
have been a bit different.  What a wonderful world we all share.

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