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- From: nau@ssesco.com (William Nau)
- Subject: Re: Raising the limit
- Message-ID: <Bxtpps.EvC@ssesco.com>
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- Organization: SSESCO
- References: <1992Nov16.005932.22268@sol.UVic.CA> <1992Nov16.175045.8175@kakwa.ucs.ualberta.ca>
- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 19:20:15 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov16.175045.8175@kakwa.ucs.ualberta.ca>, fengxi@prancer.eche.ualberta.ca (Fengxi Zhou) writes:
- |> I heard (so it could be wrong) that in Taiwan, one part of the driving test is
- |> to accelertate to 100kph and slow down to 0 in a stright stretch of given
- |> length, with with stick shift! Now, if add another part, driving through a
- |> snaky stretch at a no slower average speed than, say, 75kph (hey, this is just
- |> driver's test. Let's be nice), and emergency lane change at 110+ kph,
- |> then every one of us will come out as a "qualified" driver.
-
- It doesn't really prove much. Let's have deer jump out in the road whil
- taking a test. Let's have an idiot cut you off. Let's have all traffic
- in front of you suddenly stop. Let's do all of this on ice and poor
- visibility.
-
- !> Oh, don't forget
- |> every one (including your grandpa if he still drives) must pass this to
- |> re-register. Every car must pass an annual mechanical test to ensure safety,
- |> emmision, etc. How is that?
-
- Sounds expensive.
-
- |> BTW, one guy in a car mag suggested that there should be a new licence plate
- |> system. THe first letter indicates the driving skill and safety record. "A"
- |> platers are allowed to drive at >200kph, and "B" platers >150 but <200kph, etc.
- |> Sounds neat, too. Of course, annual re-registration is a must, then.
-
- So if my wife is rated for class A and I am rated for class B, what do we
- have on the licence plate of our one car? How about our son who is rated
- class F? (class F = stay the hell out of my car)
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