Scott en Aztl‡n
Gee, Scotty; this is *exactly* how the most recent 16-y-o girl who died on the road bought the farm up in these parts. Also nearly the same thing that did in a 60-y-o Harley rider at the state H.O.G. Rally last Friday. All it takes is a few seconds of diverted attention to make a bane mistake. But that never ever happened to *you*, did it? Never heard a horn blaring when somebody else saved *your* bacon and you thought, "Damn, *that* was close - don't *I* feel like an idiot!"
Let's see who's in AARP. How about Paul Newman, who still races "... until I embarbutt myself out there." How about me (BMW CCA club instructor)? How about guys I'm not sure have joined but who I know to be eligible like Mario Andretti, Emerson Fittipaldi, Brian Redman, and Bobby Rahal? Not a one of us who couldn't outdrive you any day of the week.
Unfortunately, there's little in the way of testing for that expiration date, but it's not just because the elderly don't want to be tested. *Nobody* wants to be tested because they suspect the truth: IMHO, at least a quarter of all drivers - maybe half - would fail miserably. Maybe even you.
You never *had* that right, so quit unpleasant womaning about yet another imagined enbreastlement your generation cooked up. Learn to drive defensively and STFU. -- C.R. Krieger (Gettin' older & crankier)
