|
Interesting follow up:
Today I went out for lunch with my coworkers. I wasn't driving, so I figured I should pay attention to the male driver to see if I noticed more than I usually do. Some things did seem a little strange - he mentioned the advantage to not using main streets when traveling to lunch; the more casual trip sets your lunch into a calmer break in your workday. He also changed the song on his CD player 5 or 6 times during the 15 minute drive.
On the way back, he suddenly decided to take a right and go through a neighborhood instead of taking main streets all the way. He was observant and driving properly, except he seemed to be going faster than the 25MPH limit. Then a cop pulled him over and said he was going 35. Then he looked him up, came back and asked him to step out, then came back and informed me there was a warrant for his arrest.
None of this is directly relevant.. but the slight oddities suddenly turned into driving 40% over the limit and visiting jail.. The explosive variations of vehicle operation don't show their actual impact until the risk, minor or serious, crosses the edge and clearly reveals the result.. sometimes it's the weirdest lunch story you've ever heard and you ramble about it on web forums.
|