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  1. Path: sparky!uunet!comp.vuw.ac.nz!actrix!hoult!Bruce
  2. Newsgroups: nz.general
  3. Subject: Re: Driving speeds (was: Curve-Smoothing (was: Holiday Road Period))
  4. Message-ID: <2810757151@hoult.actrix.gen.nz>
  5. From: Bruce@hoult.actrix.gen.nz
  6. Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 21:52:31 +1300 (NZDT)
  7. References: <1993Jan22.094434.13372@waikato.ac.nz> <1993Jan15.224039.1909@gaya.gp.co.nz> <gXqJXB10w165w@actrix.co.at>  <C17oA6.Isq@comp.vuw.ac.nz>
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  10. Lawrence D'Oliveiro writes:
  11. >I don't know about the original poster, but I would say that traffic speeds
  12. >are too high if they don't give you enough time to react to unexpected
  13. >situations which might occur. Like a tyre blowout--not on your car (naturally),
  14. >but on the one in front of you. Or somebody switching lanes without indicating.
  15. >Or a truck meandering across the median strip, right into your path.
  16.  
  17. I agree 100%.
  18.  
  19. Do you also believe the converse: that if you've got time to react safely to
  20. unexpected situations then by definition you're not travelling too fast?
  21.