[blml] By the pricking of my thumbs

[Adam Beneschan]

Ed wrote:
 
> On Mar 16, 2007, at 7:44 AM, Tim West-Meads wrote:
> 
> > I'm not absolving the player because he failed to do something hard.
> > I'm absolving him because his opponent's infraction caused the  
> > problem.
> 
> I'm tooling down the highway at the posted speed limit. A car  
> approaches from behind me at high relative speed, parks himself about  
> ten feet off my rear bumper, and starts honking his horn. I speed up.  
> Am I to be absolved of the offense of speeding because he caused the  
> problem? I don't think so.

Usually I tap my brakes, not to slow down but to flash the brake
lights and make him think I'm about to slow down.  That usually gets
them to back off.  Of course, if they're really obnoxious, it's best
just to pull over to the right and let them pass, if possible.

                                -- Adam