From: Bobby Joe Pendleton (bjpendleton@charter.net)
Date: Fri Sep 10 2004 - 13:15:36 PDT
my M211 has Stop, turn and brake lights. Don't need back up lights, you
can't see behind the thing anyway
BjP
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Farber" <farber@f-tech.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Friday, September 10, 2004 4:07 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] Movement to ban private ownership of MVs gains momentum
> m35products wrote:
>
> >David, old friend:
> >
> >I sometimes post off-topic messages, and sometimes respond to them.
> >
> >I always obey the licensing, insurance, traffic, and common sense rules,
and
> >always complain about thems who don't.
> >
> >Is there a place for me in your Utopia?
> >
> >apb
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: <DDoyle9570@aol.com>
> >To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> >Sent: Friday, September 10, 2004 2:29 PM
> >Subject: [MV] Movement to ban private ownership of MVs gains momentum
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >>Over the years through this list I have made many friends, and have
> >>
> >>
> >learned many things about the private ownership of military vehicles. I
> >hope to remain in private contact with these friends over the coming
years.
> >
> >
> >>However, it seems that private ownership of military vehicles in the US
is
> >>
> >>
> >doomed.
> >
> >
> >>Many of these historic machines are larger and heavier than the average
> >>
> >>
> >passenger car, and an abundance of caution must be used in their
operation
> >to insure the safety of the general public. The public, and of course
their
> >elected officials, well remember the devastation caused by an unlawful
> >operation of a stolen M60 a few years ago, and only a few months ago the
> >tragic accident involving a pair of privately owned deuces garnered media
> >attention.
> >
> >
> >>All of this points to the importance of the MV collector's community
using
> >>
> >>
> >great prudence and caution when operating our vehicles.
> >
> >
> >>The first step in safe operation of these vehicles is reading AND
> >>
> >>
> >FOLLOWING THE INSTRUCTIONS on the dash placards, and in the comprehensive
> >operator's manuals. This is indeed what dooms the hobby. Based on the
> >recent postings on this list, there are many people in this hobby who are
> >either too stupid to understand plain, simple brief instructions, or have
a
> >"this doesn't apply to me" attitude. This will surely lead to senseless
> >accidents, and the tragic loss of life or injury, and in turn the banning
of
> >the "dangerous" vehicles from private ownership to protect the general
> >citizenry. The rest of us in the hobby will loose because of the
stupidity
> >or arrogance of the few.
> >
> >
> >>As evidence of this foretelling trend I point to the overwhelming number
> >>
> >>
> >of off-topic, political posts on this list. Who here is so stupid that
they
> >cannot understand the simple list rules, agreed to upon registering,
which
> >include NO OFF TOPIC DISCUSSIONS? Or, are these posters so arrogant as
to
> >think they are above these rules, or so arrogant as to think that the
rest
> >of us give a rat's a-- about who they intend to vote for, or why?
> >
> >
> >>There is no other explanation, it must be stupidity, or arrogance.
> >>
> >>So, when the drive with the same "who give's a darn about the rules"
> >>
> >>
> >attitude and whiz through a stop sign (That traffic rule doesn't apply to
> >ME, I'm special, and post and drive as I please) and into a school bus,
or
> >park their tank on the lawn of the state capitol because they can (just
like
> >they CAN post whatever suits their fancy to the list), we will all suffer
> >for it. Just like we all suffer through their political rantings.
> >
> >
> >>Yes, I could hit delete, but why should I have to? Why should I (and
> >>
> >>
> >countless others) have to suffer and work because an ignorant, arrogant
few
> >believe themselves to be above the rules?
> >
> >
> >>Kiss your MVs goodbye boys, the dopes among us will undo our hobby.
> >>
> >>Regards,
> >>David Doyle
> >>
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> >
> >
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> >
> >
> >
> Yeah but does your MV have the stop/turn/break/backup lights? If its an
> ex military vehicle I would doubt it. Most MVs that are not specific
> types do (CUCVs etc). But dueces, humvess, jeeps etc mostly do not.
>
> You make stop at all the signs... but if the person behind you doesn't
> you're still at fault and are still gonna have your MV ownership
questioned.
>
> A light kit for an MV is easy to add and cost a few bucks.
>
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