Commuter Elbow?

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   I know when I drive 6 hours to visit my family in Binghamton, NY that I have minor aches in my lower back (which go away after getting up to walk around) and maybe some soreness in my driving arm shoulder, which too goes away.

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darkprime Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 05 Jul 2006 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote darkprime Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 06 Dec 2006 at 11:59am
	I know when I drive 6 hours to visit my family in Binghamton, NY that I have minor aches in my lower back (which go away after getting up to walk around) and maybe some soreness in my driving arm shoulder, which too goes away.

getmehome pweeze Members Profile Find Members Posts Master Slug Joined: 18 Jun 2004 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 501	Post Options Post Reply Quote getmehome pweeze Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 06 Dec 2006 at 12:29pm
	I have family in Binghamton! That is a LONG drive! Slug'n till 2010 (when the HOT lanes roll in)

Sticky Bandaid Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 04 Nov 2004 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Sticky Bandaid Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 06 Dec 2006 at 12:48pm
	I drive (and pick up slugs) from Spotsylvania to DC and back again. One way is now over 2 hours. By the time I get home I have a real problem unfolding myself, and my right leg is pooped.

Galah Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 28 Aug 2006 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Galah Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 06 Dec 2006 at 5:49pm
	I make the commute to and from Richmond 3-5 days per week for...too many years now. I take off shoes and put on sandles for the drive home. My right foot is definately a problem, cruise control helps, but only for the stretch of 95 south of Fredricksburg. Haven't noted back problems, but thanks for the suggestion.

Oosik Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 15 Dec 2005 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Oosik Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 07 Dec 2006 at 2:54pm
	Blindness from some of the @##$%!*&'s who use their bright lights when they somehow think that you have gotten ahead of them due to improper means. I am thinking about installing a "Tim the Toolman Taylor" rear super bright light assembly that will put these idiots in their place. The obvious safety issues will probably due less to stop me than the amount of effort it would take to rig up such an assembly, but it's still nice to dream.

darkprime Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 05 Jul 2006 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote darkprime Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 07 Dec 2006 at 4:28pm
	I've flashed people with my lights at night when I was following them. Although when I did it, it was because they didn't have their own headlights on. The hope was that they would see flashing lights and the idea of "turn your lights on" might pop in their heads. I've been wrong every time.

n/a Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 17 Dec 2001 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote n/a Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 11 Dec 2006 at 9:45am
	Especialy a problem now that it gets dark so early. I have a tough time with the glare from oncomming traffic, and now with those bright blue colored headlights. Talk about dangerous! Of course the drivers with those bright blue headlights think they are simply providing better visibility for themselves (and screw anyone who disagrees), but they are only marginally better than the best normal headlights and really create a traffic hazard both for oncomming traffic and for those they tailgate.

darkprime Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 05 Jul 2006 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote darkprime Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 11 Dec 2006 at 11:44am
	Just the other day I was followed by some person with those blue headlights. My God are they blinding, and not so much from the intensity, but from how the light scatters everywhere.

EricWeissWashPost Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 10 Nov 2006 Location: DC Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote EricWeissWashPost Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 12 Dec 2006 at 11:57am
	If anyone out there has developed lower back or other problems from commuting, please email me at weisse@washpost.com.

dickboyd Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 13 Nov 2004 Location: California Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote dickboyd Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 17 Dec 2006 at 7:13pm
	quote: Originally posted by darkprime [br]Just the other day I was followed by some person with those blue headlights. My God are they blinding, and not so much from the intensity, but from how the light scatters everywhere. Lexus and the high end luxury cars have an optional feature for the rear window. They have a blind that you can activate to block the unwanted light from a following car. I think the blind could be modified to show a message such as back off, you are too close. Seems that an enterprising sort of person could market an aftermarket rear blind for people that are bothered by bright lights from the rear. Flipping the blind might be construted by some as the rich dude's way of flipping the bird. Would flipping the blind induce road rage? Has Eric W. researched road rage as a form of driver's elbow? At one time, there was talk of polarizing windshields in one direction and headlights in the other direction. Whatever happened to polarization? dickboyd@aol.com