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‘DO youe ever get frustrat-
-ed when a bus pulis out in
front of you? Ever stop
“and think that maybe your
‘frustration is unwarranted?

After all, one single bus repre-

sents as many as 80 fewer cars on -

- the road. That's 80 potential dri-
--vers driving 80 of those air-polut-
‘ing, congestion causing frustra-
tions. While one bus is taking a
“few precious seconds out of your

“ - day, think of the alternative.”

If you’re frustrated, maybe you
should be relaxing on that bus
rather than fuming i in your car.
behind it. so

* Which brings me to my next.

- point: What's the’deal with these
“drivers who scoot up behind a bus
* anly to realize that it has stopped
'. to load and unload passengers? °°.
“i Why do they then try to nose into

the next:lane, cursing all the while.

at-the big behemoth in front of
them — what else did the; y expect
- the bus to do?" .
“It’s not like buses are invisible
‘or hard to spot, They are neither

_ away. When you do so, m

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‘small nor camouflaged. Transit

‘buses are big and white with tacky
blue and red stripes strapped
‘around their bodies. Schoo! buses ©

..are painted eye-sore yellow just so

we'll notice them. ;

Look ahead a little more, folks.
You can spot a bus froma mile —
ake a
decision about going ‘around it or
not. Change lanes (where possi-
ble) while you still have plenty of

tinie to do so safely — or be pre-
pared to wait patiently. After all,-
it’s only a few seconds.

Finally, being that buses are so
large. they tend to create huge
“blind spots.” When a bus has
stopped in the middle of the read.
please be aware that there is prob-
ably a reason whether it is appar-
ent to you, or not,

A straggler, perhaps late for
school and frantically trying to

organize his or her enormous (heh

heh heh) text books. may be dash-

ing across the street absent-mind-_

edly.

_. Or maybe a child forgot to,

look both ways before crossing.
A’bus driver is very likely to

‘stop for many important reasons,

Think of what that reason could -
be before you go screaming past
him.

More on buses and their oblig-
ations in traffic in future columns.-

In the meantime, slow down.
Relax. ;
Be patient.
Ride the bus.
Be safe.

dge ji in the Stratus-phere | ;

with an ‘optional 164 horsepower
“2.5-litre SOHC V6 engine anda .
~. standard automatic transmission.’

The main advantage of this engine

is not power, but smoothness. |.“
Standard brakes on the Stratus are

“front drum/rear discs with optional: :

;, ABS, however four-wheel disc
brakes are not available. © .*- ,
The styling of the Stratus, like"
the Cirtus and Breeze, owes a lot
to: BMW. The swept nose is very”
= low, the large windshield is laid.
“back at a very ‘severe'angle, and,
“othe réar deck is very high with an
abrupt cut off:and a'small, built-in‘
rear spoiler. Still the Stratus
doesn't look like a copy, and its’
“refreshing Styling is marred only
--by'a grille and headlamp design’ .
i some other

“Dodge vehicles - —in particular the:

. Avenger and Caravan..

Like the Neon, the Stratus has a

wide, aggressive stance that infers
‘stability and performance. Indeed,

the Stratus offers exceptional han-
“dling and’a comfortable ride fora _
. four-door sedan, though the ride is

a tad firmer.than some other com-

‘pact cars in its class. The Stratus’

suspension is-all independent (dou-
ble wishbone), and the ES ‘sport: :
suspension’ is slightly fi firmer than
the base model.

Fronr'the driver's seat, forward
visibility is panoramic, however
there’ $ an annoying reflection from

a ventilation grille.on the dash top.’
The driver also cannot seé the nose
_or tail of the car, thus making: ” ‘

parking difficult. °°

‘The interior is well-equipped

* and well laid-out — simple, con- :.”

toured’ shapes reminiscent of some
Japanese vehicle interiors. .

. Headroom is adequate and 1 rear

legroom is abundant, though
there’s not much room under the
front seats for rear passengers’
feet. The. rear seatback folds down
to increase trunk space. but the

"15.7 cubic feet wunk is already
huge — much bigger than its com-
petitors.

-{ was disappointed that there
are 10 adjustable rear head -
restraints. ©

Equipped with the base 2.0- hitre
four-cylinder engine, the Stratus is

«a Tuel-efficient compact sedan with
- above-

average interior roont ‘and |
trunk space." -, :
But you must enjoy shifting _

_ the automatic transmission is avail-:
‘able only with the 2.4-ltre four- -

cylinder engine or-2.5- litre v6.

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