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- From: reaper@wixer.cactus.org (Keath Milligan)
- Newsgroups: austin.talk
- Subject: Re: speed traps on 2222
- Message-ID: <1992Nov16.153408.5463@wixer.cactus.org>
- Date: 16 Nov 92 15:34:08 GMT
- References: <924@rider.UUCP> <PETONIC.92Nov9161203@daisy.hal.com> <1992Nov13.140820.24408@novell.com>
- Distribution: austin
- Organization: Real/Time Communications
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- In article <1992Nov13.140820.24408@novell.com> bboerner@novell.com (Brendan B. Boerner) writes:
- >In article <PETONIC.92Nov9161203@daisy.hal.com> petonic@hal.com (Michael A. Petonic) writes:
- >>I still maintain that a road can be dangerous, especially when you factor
- >>in how people drive. People *don't* pay 100% attention, nor do they
- >>drive entirely within their limits.
- >
- >They should, AND the gov't shouldn't be making it easier for them to
- >pay less attention.
- >
- >
- >>Shit happens, Joe. Look at the accident counts on 2222. Look at the
- >>numbers. Do I have to hit you over the head with a tombstone and
- >>statistics book to prove it?
- >
- >What's the deal with the accident numbers on 2222? I mean, the road
- >has been there for ages, it's not like it up added some curves in it
- >some night to screw with unsuspecting drivers.
- >
- >If people are stupid enough to get themselves killed on a road as
- >simple 2222, so be it. If they do it before they procreate, natural
- >selection kicks in and we have fewer stupid genes passed on.
- >
- >Brendan
- >--
- >Brendan B. Boerner Phone: 512/346-8380
- >Internet: bboerner@novell.com MHS: bboerner@novell
- >Please use ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ if replying by mail exterior to Novell.
-
- I think 2222s infamy comes more from the nature of the accidents than
- the number... 2222 has long been a favorite road for racing. Couple
- that with the fact that it carries many drunken lake-goers on the
- weekends and you have some pretty horrendous accidents.
-
- I bet even they did spend millions to improve it the accidents would
- continue.
-
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