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From: mdennie@xerox.com (Matt Dennie)
Subject: Re: Flashing anyone?
Message-ID: <mdennie.734968312@beryllium>
Keywords: flashing
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References: <1993Apr15.123539.2228@news.columbia.edu>
Date: Fri, 16 Apr 1993 13:51:52 GMT

In <1993Apr15.123539.2228@news.columbia.edu> rdc8@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (Robert D Castro) writes:

>Hello all,

>On my bike I have hazard lights (both front and back turn signals
>flash).  Since I live in NJ and commute to NYC there are a number of
>tolls one must pay on route.  Just before arriving at a toll booth I
>switch the hazards on.  I do thisto warn other motorists that I will
>be taking longer than the 2 1/2 seconds to make the transaction.
>Taking gloves off, getting money out of coin changer/pocket, making
>transaction, putting gloves back on takes a little more time than the
>average cager takes to make the same transaction of paying the toll.
>I also notice that when I do this cagers tend to get the message and
>usually go to another booth.

>My question, is this a good/bad thing to do?

>Any others tend to do the same?

>Just curious

>o&o>  o&o>  o&o>  o&o>  o&o>  o&o>  o&o>  o&o>  o&o>  o&o>  o&o>  o&o>  o&o>
>    Rob Castro     | email - rdc8@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu | Live for today
>    1983 KZ550LTD  | phone - (212) 854-7617              | For today you live!
>    DoD# NYC-1     | New York, New York, USA             |        RC (tm)

Beleive it or not:  NY state once considered eliminating tolls for motor-
cycles based simply on the fact that motos clog up toll booths.  But then
Mario realized the foolishness of trading a few hundred K $`s a year for
some relief in traffic congestion.

Too bad he won`t take that Sumpreme Court Justice job - I thought we might
be rid of him forever.
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--Matt Dennie                              Internet: mmd.wbst207v@xerox.com
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