[PRCo] Re: Wabash Tunnel in Operation

[Jim Holland]

Fred Schneider wrote:
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> I guess my problem is the lack of proper training in the United States 
> compared with European countries. I've noticed, and I'm certain that 
> Ed Lybarger will agree with me, and perhaps anyone else who has put in 
> a lot of miles on European roads like we have, that the average 
> European knows the width of his vehicle precisely in traffic.

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My observations in the  U.S.A.  is that a middle-aged or older woman  
(late 40s to 50s)  with a Large 1960 Cadillac is the most 
skillful.       Have seen this on both Coasts  --  Conservative and 
Liberal.       And the Lolly doesn't just sit there afraid to move but 
Does Know Her Vehicle, its width and length, its limits, its abilities 
and takes it through places others wouldn't drive a VW bug  --  and she 
does so skillfully!!!
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> Ad John Swindler or Jim Holland would not have a problem doing it with 
> a 40 foot bus.

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Nice thing about buses is Visibility  --  Mirrors work Extremely Well at 
showing each side of the bus so we can go through places with just an 
inch or two of clearance that even a bus driver Would Not Attempt with 
an auto because the mirrors are little more than decorative items 
totally lacking usability.       This has been true of Every Car I 
owned  --  Chevy Impala, couple mustangs, charger, VW Camper, and now 
Chevy Cavalier  --  Never liked any of the mirrors and grossly inferior 
to anything on a bus.       Auto mirrors should be Just As Useful.
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Jim___Holland