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UniteFightBack

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11. I agree...it's all about let me get ahead of you. I am a very courteous driver in that regard, I

Reply to Tobin S. (Reply #9)

Mon May 27, 2019, 12:27 PM

May 2019

will yield, I will let you get in - I will let you go first at a stop sign...let you cross on and on.

If there is ANY Doubt I let the other person go first.

I find I do that from a position of strength. It's me taking control of the situation and I've made sure we are all safe.

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I agree...it's all about let me get ahead of you. I am a very courteous driver in that regard, I UniteFightBack May 2019 #11

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I've had some shameful encounters on the road, nowadays I try to avoid that so I don't get killed UniteFightBack May 2019 #10