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Here’s a trick for handling road rage

Lately, there have been letters about road rage in these pages, so I’ll add one more.

When my father taught me to drive defensively several decades ago, he said the best way to keep a clear eye is to think of the roadway as a flowing stream filled with logs. You can never know what a floating log is going to do next — and since a log has no brain, no eyes and no ears, neither can it offend.

Sam Saltoun, Nipomo

This story was originally published June 24, 2017 at 3:29 PM with the headline "Here’s a trick for handling road rage."

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