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- From: bpita@ctp.com (Bob Pitas)
- Subject: Re: Quick radar question about traffic ticket
- Message-ID: <1992Nov17.231024.13343@ctp.com>
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- Organization: Cambridge Technology Partners
- Distribution: usa
- Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 23:10:24 GMT
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- In article <217@mogun.UUCP> dcg@mogun.UUCP (David Gunsul) writes:
- >In article <1992Nov11.192457.13338@ctp.com>, bpita@ctp.com (Bob Pitas) writes:
- >> In article <208@mogun.UUCP> dcg@mogun.UUCP (David Gunsul) writes:
- >> >In article <1992Nov3.201840.16703@cbnewsi.cb.att.com>, ca@cbnewsi.cb.att.com (christopher.arnone) writes:
- >> >> In article <1992Nov2.160735.4015@dvorak.amd.com>, martin@dvorak.amd.com (Martin Schuessler) writes:
- >> >> >
- >> >> >
- >> >Ya right, and if a speeder ran over someone you knew because he
- >> >was going to fast to stop you'd be the one yelling the loudest
- >> >that the cops don't pull enough speeders over!
- >>
- >> Speeding doesn't kill, people who can't control their vehicles do the
- >> killing...
- >
- >Kind of like people who can't control the speed of their car you mean?
- >
-
- Duh? Anyone can control the speed of their car. It's just a matter of *why*.
- For me, the insurance companies making more money is *not* a good enough
- reason for me to drive slowly...
-
- >
- >> I'd bet that if all road had no speed limits at all, the total # of accidents
- >> wouldn't be raised significantly, although the # of fatalities might, since
- >> losing control because you're going faster than your ability to control
- >> the car is more likely to be fatal at higher speeds.
- >
- >Oh, I had know idea that you were a civil engineer.
- ^^^^
- Gee, and I had "know" idea you were an english major...
-
- >
- >
- >
- >> BTW, I'm not for letting everyone drive 100MPH in Hyundais with their
- >> hands on the stereo tuner... If I had my way, every driver would be
- >> required to attend Bob Bondourant's School of High Performance Driving
- >> before they could get their licenses! Instead of slowing everyone down
- >> to the lowest common denominator, get some of the retards off the road!
- >
- >And now you're a race car driver.
-
- I wish I could find some stats on how many accidents per mile travelled
- professional race-car drivers average... You can bet your sorry ass that
- they drive faster than the speed-limits *and* get in fewer accidents, because
- the have practiced control, as well as emergency avoidance. Now maybe if
- everyone had some exposure to this training...
- (Are you starting to understand a little bit here, or what?)
-
- >
- >Listen, you're a young guy with a Mustang and you want to go fast
- >maybe you are a good driver but believe me those speed limits are there
- >for a reason, if you were distracted for even a second and the guy in
- >front of you nailed his brakes you need enough time to react and if
- >you're going 70 it will limit your reaction time.
-
- And if I tailgate *and* take my eyes off the road for even a split second,
- then I shouldn't be on the road in the first place...
-
- >
- >
- >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- >> ___
- >> / _ \ '85 Mustang GT Bob Pitas
- >> / /USH 14.13 @ 99.8 bpita@ctp.com
- >> / /| \ Up at NED, Epping, NH (Cambridge, MA)
- >>
- >> "Laughed at by time, tricked by circumstances" -Peart
- >> Disclaimer: These opinions are mine, obviously, since they end with my .sig!
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- >
- >
- >
- >
- > |
- > | David Gunsul
- > | dcg@mogun.uucp
- > |------------------------------------------------
- > | It's amazing what $2,500 worth of big block
- > | will do to $60,000 worth of high technology.
-
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- ___
- / _ \ '85 Mustang GT Bob Pitas
- / /USH 14.13 @ 99.8 bpita@ctp.com
- / /| \ Up at NED, Epping, NH (Cambridge, MA)
-
- "Laughed at by time, tricked by circumstances" -Peart
- Disclaimer: These opinions are mine, obviously, since they end with my .sig!
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