car Editor: Reading Bob Rasmus’ letter to the editor huly 27 “Killer Drivers”), I can well imagine the md of driver he is, He is categorically 5 km below the speed limit gardless of the flow of traffic with two miles of te space to the car ahead of him and never Bind the 150 cars behind him on the Sea-to-Sky mighway. He can’t possibly see them, as his rear- and amie view mifrors are aligned so badly that he has crane his neck to look back. He is the same driver who will stop at a red tht, engage his partner in an animated conver- tion, missing the onset of the green, Then he fakes sure that he has the right shade of green, t nobody is within halfa mile of the intersec- Dn, fumbles to find the first gear and as the light ms orange, barely makes it through the cross- g; leaving a dozen frustrated drivers to try their Kk at the next light. . Or maybe he is the driver who toodles in the fane and even though dozens of drivers pass on the right, docs not get the idea to move , Wednesday, August 13, 1997 ~ North Shore News - @ north shore news ____MAIL Box ‘ hronicling life in Collins a jewel in the News crown he pompous lane over — he is king of the road and deserves the fast lane. Yet when he is in the slow lane, he is so slow that semi after semi passes hint on the left to make time, We have all seen him, when traffic slows to a ? . crawl, He keeps space for 30 or so cars ahead of him, just in case he has ro step on the brake, He weaves erratically within his lane while talking on his cell phone to see what's for dinner and is inca- pable of holding a steady pace on the freeway, breaking and accelerating in rhythmic cadence. And he is most likely the one who takes it as a personal affront if you dare to pass him. Does he take two parking spaces in front of the mall? Yes he does, and he may even park in the handicapped space, because he is just going for some smokes. There are egotistical self-centered slobs out there on the roads and it takes the patience of a saint to manoeuvre between them. There are a few of us out there, thank God. Hans Gawenda North Vancouver fstcan@axionet.com acts in NV story disputed car Editor: Me Re: North Shore News «1 edition. am writing in response to article that was published. the’ front ‘page of: your spaper in which my hus- d andl’ were mentioned, fe would like to express our reme. disappointment that hbert Galster, the reporter wponsible for the article, did t have the courtesy” to pak to cither my husband or regarding the comments hich were made about us. ‘While we’ are unsure why | the North Shore News » would consider a dispute “between neighbors worthy of being published on the front page of a community newspa- per (no matter how. titillating the events may be), we would expect that any reporter would be sure to investigate ‘and report both sides of any _ story and all of the facts. 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