Cobra crash in Mountain View Wed am

[Dangerous Doug]

Just read the short story and all the lengthy commentary.

"Don't worry about it", one of the two pedestrians assummed that the Cobra driver intentionally changed lanes to get closer to them and "scare" them---so they yell "WTF is your problem?" Could it be that the driver, who may very well have been horsing around on the edge of his driving ability, got distracted by these two kids, looked over his shoulder, realized he was off-course and overcorrected?

DWAI assumes the guy tried to flip a U at high speed. A distraction and overcorrection could look an awful lot like flipping a U-turn.

I, of course, wasn't there and just thinking hypothetically. I constantly have people yelling "nice car" or whistling at me, or giving me a thumbs up---to the degree that I could easily get distracted. If I was driving in a "spirited manner" and a couple of teenagers flipped me off and yelled, "WTF is your problem?" it would be more than the usual distraction.

The only person that knows what went on is the driver. The presumption and hatred in the responses to the article was astounding. You could almost see the lynch mob forming.

One rule of thumb that I TRY to adhere to: Don't soil the nest. (i.e. respect your neighbors right to a peaceful, non-glasspack environment). Another thing to keep in mind: Cobras are readily recognizable; don't even think your actions aren't noticed and that you will blend in with the rest of the Camry's.

DD