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Saturday, July 23, 2011
One more D.H. Lawrence Quote
— D.H. Lawrence
End of the Road
"All people dream, but not equally.
Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their mind, wake in the
morning to find that it was vanity. But the dreamers of the day are dangerous
people, For they dream their dreams with open eyes, And make them come
true."
— D.H. Lawrence
Little Dorrit and I tried to visit D.H. Lawrence ranch in San Cristobal in Taos County, NM. We almost made it but the road was closed due to the extreme fire conditions in the area.
Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their mind, wake in the
morning to find that it was vanity. But the dreamers of the day are dangerous
people, For they dream their dreams with open eyes, And make them come
true."
— D.H. Lawrence
Bad Drivers ....Am I in Mexico???
Lets face it, driving on the East Coast is where the best drivers in the US reside. I'd even take a Penn Plate driver over an New Mexican Driver any day. I don't have any photos of the broken down cars, some with half the car bashed in on 4 doughnut wheels, as that I'm too busy just staring at them. Tail gating the semi in front of you is done at a new extreme: here the goal is to be almost touching the tailgate not the polite 4 feet we do in NJ.
Here's a quote from an expert:
GM Senior Researcher Leonard Evans, author of Traffic Safety and the Driver , a book that has been referred to as the bible of traffic safety research, seems to have little more than opinion to offer on the topic of why drivers adopt a tactic in traffic that is not only dangerous, but also has several tactical disadvantages.
I have to add my opinion that most people are stupid.
Now consider the statistics that between 11% to 14% of the drivers around you at anyone time are impaired drivers. http://www.orlandosentinel.com/health/la-heb-impaired-driving-20110623,0,800267.story
Here in NM drunk drivers are almost the norm. I know that sounds absurd but that's the only explaination I can find for the driving styles out here.
How do I drive out here? I drive very defensively; I always signal, I follow the speed limit. I leave mucho room between me and the car ahead of me, I make sure tailgators want to pass me by slowing down a little bit ( all they can take is about 30 sec of a 5 mile an hour decrease), I am always ready with another plan that seems safer ( no left turns), I use my GPS, I don't talk on the phone, I don't listen to music, I have a speed watcher to watch speed limits which change suddenly on major highways, and I try to watch 4 or 5 cars ahead. I plan on making it out of here alive.
Here's a quote from an expert:
GM Senior Researcher Leonard Evans, author of Traffic Safety and the Driver , a book that has been referred to as the bible of traffic safety research, seems to have little more than opinion to offer on the topic of why drivers adopt a tactic in traffic that is not only dangerous, but also has several tactical disadvantages.
"Why do drivers choose to follow so closely? It seems to me that it becomes largely a driving habit, rather than a reasoned conscious behaviour," Evans writes. "Drivers appear to do many things for their own benefit rather than for any utility benefit." He goes on to suggest that, in some cases, it may be done as criminal behaviour that's indulged in for its own sake.
Evans also suggests that the lack of speed difference between vehicles allows drivers to feel safe. This, and the fact that crashes are rare events and that drivers can get away with tailgating, makes drivers complacent about the danger. "They have learned from repeated experience that it is safe to do so, in the sense that they have been doing it for years without adverse consequences," he writes. http://www.scienceservingsociety.com/book/I have to add my opinion that most people are stupid.
Now consider the statistics that between 11% to 14% of the drivers around you at anyone time are impaired drivers. http://www.orlandosentinel.com/health/la-heb-impaired-driving-20110623,0,800267.story
Here in NM drunk drivers are almost the norm. I know that sounds absurd but that's the only explaination I can find for the driving styles out here.
How do I drive out here? I drive very defensively; I always signal, I follow the speed limit. I leave mucho room between me and the car ahead of me, I make sure tailgators want to pass me by slowing down a little bit ( all they can take is about 30 sec of a 5 mile an hour decrease), I am always ready with another plan that seems safer ( no left turns), I use my GPS, I don't talk on the phone, I don't listen to music, I have a speed watcher to watch speed limits which change suddenly on major highways, and I try to watch 4 or 5 cars ahead. I plan on making it out of here alive.
Bad Drivers ....Am I in Mexico???
Lets face it, driving on the East Coast is where the best drivers in the US reside. I'd even take a Penn Plate driver over an New Mexican Driver any day. I don't have any photos of the broken down cars, some with half the car bashed in on 4 doughnut wheels, as that I'm too busy just staring at them. Tail gating the semi in front of you is done at a new extreme: here the goal is to be almost touching the tailgate not the polite 4 feet we do in NJ.
Here's a quote from an expert:
GM Senior Researcher Leonard Evans, author of Traffic Safety and the Driver , a book that has been referred to as the bible of traffic safety research, seems to have little more than opinion to offer on the topic of why drivers adopt a tactic in traffic that is not only dangerous, but also has several tactical disadvantages.
I have to add my opinion that most people are stupid.
Now consider the statistics that between 11% to 14% of the drivers around you at anyone time are impaired drivers. http://www.orlandosentinel.com/health/la-heb-impaired-driving-20110623,0,800267.story
Here in NM drunk drivers are almost the norm. I know that sounds absurd but that's the only explaination I can find for the driving styles out here.
How do I drive out here? I drive very defensively; I always signal, I follow the speed limit. I leave mucho room between me and the car ahead of me, I make sure tailgators want to pass me by slowing down a little bit ( all they can take is about 30 sec of a 5 mile an hour decrease), I am always ready with another plan that seems safer ( no left turns), I use my GPS, I don't talk on the phone, I don't listen to music, I have a speed watcher to watch speed limits which change suddenly on major highways, and I try to watch 4 or 5 cars ahead. I plan on making it out of here alive.
Here's a quote from an expert:
GM Senior Researcher Leonard Evans, author of Traffic Safety and the Driver , a book that has been referred to as the bible of traffic safety research, seems to have little more than opinion to offer on the topic of why drivers adopt a tactic in traffic that is not only dangerous, but also has several tactical disadvantages.
"Why do drivers choose to follow so closely? It seems to me that it becomes largely a driving habit, rather than a reasoned conscious behaviour," Evans writes. "Drivers appear to do many things for their own benefit rather than for any utility benefit." He goes on to suggest that, in some cases, it may be done as criminal behaviour that's indulged in for its own sake.
Evans also suggests that the lack of speed difference between vehicles allows drivers to feel safe. This, and the fact that crashes are rare events and that drivers can get away with tailgating, makes drivers complacent about the danger. "They have learned from repeated experience that it is safe to do so, in the sense that they have been doing it for years without adverse consequences," he writes. http://www.scienceservingsociety.com/book/I have to add my opinion that most people are stupid.
Now consider the statistics that between 11% to 14% of the drivers around you at anyone time are impaired drivers. http://www.orlandosentinel.com/health/la-heb-impaired-driving-20110623,0,800267.story
Here in NM drunk drivers are almost the norm. I know that sounds absurd but that's the only explaination I can find for the driving styles out here.
How do I drive out here? I drive very defensively; I always signal, I follow the speed limit. I leave mucho room between me and the car ahead of me, I make sure tailgators want to pass me by slowing down a little bit ( all they can take is about 30 sec of a 5 mile an hour decrease), I am always ready with another plan that seems safer ( no left turns), I use my GPS, I don't talk on the phone, I don't listen to music, I have a speed watcher to watch speed limits which change suddenly on major highways, and I try to watch 4 or 5 cars ahead. I plan on making it out of here alive.
More Taos... flowers and Doorways
I loved the small garden pockets that are created throughout Taos. I know most folks think that these are created for tourists but I'm not so sure. I rather think of them as random acts of beauty. Plus, everyone seems to love the color blue as much as I do.
Taos
Little Dorrit and I went on a 400 mile trip up through Santa Fe, Taos , Carson National Forest and down through Ghost Ranch. All public land has been closed due to the extreme fire hazard conditions, so Little Dorrit and I were unable to visit many places. I did walk Little D in an alpine field with lots of flowers in Carson National Forest.
Here is why I love Taos. Adobe house, horses, huge mountains, green grass, and friendly people. These beauties live just 1 block from the main street right in Taos. Little D didn't think much of them though, and as you can see, her barking didn't bother them at all.
El Morro
These are my snapshots of El Morro taken at 50 miles an hour while on my way to Zuni. It is a national monument. http://www.nps.gov/elmo/index.htm the rock is sandstone which is very soft and it forms a cuesta, a rock formation created by blowing wind. The wind laid down layers of the sandstone, not water, and it was still blowing sand around when I was there. The steep cliffs are covered with cravings of names from the natives. the Spaniards and the Americans.
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