[Elantra GT] If I were superstitious

[John Gordon]

>From: Rex Kerr <elantragt at twowheels.us>
>Date: Sun Oct 30 21:17:15 CST 2005
>To: Elantra_gt at gwebworks.com
>Subject: [Elantra GT] If I were superstitious

>Many of you may remember that I'm no longer an EGT owner due to a lady
>running a red light and murdering my beloved '03.  Well, things have
>changed and I'm back in the market for another small car and test
>drive an '05 today.  A few things have changed, probably mostly for
>the better, and it felt like an old friend.  While on the relatively
>short test drive though I have TWO people run red light causing me
>to have to take strong evasive action to avoid yet another accident.
>Fourteen years without an accident and now I'm starting to wonder if I
>should ever sit behind the wheel of another EGT!!! 
>
>Test drove a few other cars today and none of them came close to
>having the emotional appeal of the EGT (nor as close to having
>accidents!)... including:  Corolla, Scion xA, and Lancer (wasn't too
>bad).  
>
>So... am I cursed?  :-)

     This is how it works in NY. ALWAYS assume a person will run the red light. At the end of my block the intersection is labled a "black dot" intersection by the NYS DMV. I can sit 3 to 5 seconds and watch people go thru the light. Its so bad around here you have to wait seconds after a light change before going thru the intersection.

   In closer to NYC I have seen women have to pull their baby carriage off the crossing lane and up onto the sidewalk because someone is running the light 4-5 seconds after it changed.

John G.