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- From: geoffm@purplehaze.Corp.Sun.COM (Geoff Miller)
- Newsgroups: alt.peeves
- Subject: Re: BDIVOs in general
- Message-ID: <lgj3smINN8v1@jethro.Corp.Sun.COM>
- Date: 18 Nov 92 00:34:30 GMT
- References: <1992Nov17.232031.424@twg.com>
- Reply-To: geoffm@purplehaze.Corp.Sun.COM
- Followup-To: alt.peeves
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- Nolan writes:
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- >I have several acquaintances who're private or commercial pilots and have been
- >discussing with them the idea of my getting a pilot's license. After studying
- >the requirements, I've concluded that a program to train and certify motor
- >vehicle operators which paralleled the program to train and certify private
- >pilots would have several benefits.
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- [list of potential benefits deleted]
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- Agreed, and I'll add one more: A comprehensive training program comparable
- to that for a pilot's or FE's license would help to cut down on the ego and
- emotional involvement a lot of people have when it comes to operating a motor
- vehicle, because it would help them become more reason- and procedure-oriented
- and less impulsive.
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- In practical terms, it would reduce the instances of such things as people
- self-righteously blocking the fast lane and refusing to move over because by
- God, they're doing the speed limit, or becoming overly emotional and doing
- stupid, inconsiderate and dangerous things in general.
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- The inevitable shakeout would be a huge benefit as well -- so big that it's
- hard to grasp. (I hear that phrase a lot...)
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- Major !Peeve: This ]<ool new newsreader I just got, xvnews. My rn setup
- crashed this afternoon, and this is what I ended up with in the way of a
- fix. Imagine: an Open Look-interface newsreader! I feel like a kind on
- Christmas morning.
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- Geoff
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