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by seamusTX
Sun Sep 23, 2007 1:54 pm
Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
Topic: Sandwiched , road rager in front
Replies: 33
Views: 4887

You don't need 20 feet in slow or stopped traffic -- just enough to pull the steering wheel over and make a hard right turn.

- Jim
by seamusTX
Wed Sep 19, 2007 2:20 pm
Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
Topic: Sandwiched , road rager in front
Replies: 33
Views: 4887

AEA wrote:Everyone suggesting to not get close enough to get trapped should consider what he said in the first place. That is the lead car started to go and then stopped several times. This makes it almost impossible to mantain distance unless you actually just stay where you are.
I have had people pull that trick. There is no law that says you have to follow closely. The law says the opposite: You must maintain a safe distance.

There are many other factors to consider before you leave your car:
  • Is cover available away from the car? Often it is not.
  • Is losing your car a major problem for you? Many people don't have insurance and can't afford to replace the car.
  • What kind of neighborhood are you in?
  • Who else is around? A gang on the corner?
- Jim
by seamusTX
Wed Sep 19, 2007 11:26 am
Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
Topic: Sandwiched , road rager in front
Replies: 33
Views: 4887

Re: Sandwiched , road rager in front

Dwight K. Schrute wrote:Why would you be driving below the speed limit?
  • It's raining so hard that safety dictates you slow down.
  • The road is covered with loose gravel spilled by a construction vehicle.
  • You're rolling up to a red light or other impediment.
  • Some potentially dangerous situation is emerging ahead, like an unsteady bicycle rider.
I've had people yell and gesture at me when I slowed down for all those reasons.

I've also had tailgaters when I was going over the speed limit, and not in the left lane.

- Jim
by seamusTX
Wed Sep 19, 2007 10:05 am
Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
Topic: Sandwiched , road rager in front
Replies: 33
Views: 4887

mcub wrote:Personally, I'd lay down in the front seat or floor, ...
That seems like a vulnerable position where you can't see what's going on.

- Jim
by seamusTX
Wed Sep 19, 2007 6:48 am
Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
Topic: Sandwiched , road rager in front
Replies: 33
Views: 4887

AEA wrote:... you need to realize that EVERY FOOL in Texas has a loaded pistol in their car now!
Every fool that wanted to always has.

The way to avoid this kind of scenario is to maintain enough distance to pull around or make a U-turn.

- Jim

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