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Re: My speeding ticket hearing of 5/12/1995

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From: Gary Capell
Date: Thu, 14 Dec 1995 00:00
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mhart@solar.csd.unsw.OZ.AU (Michael HART) writes:
>The fact that police say they are just trying to slow people down and are
>not on a money making venture, which will be the effect of flashing your
>lights, is beside the point.

They're trying to slow people down _in general_, not just at the time
and place where the speed trap is set up.  People flashing lights
cause people to slow down where speed traps are, but to feel safe
in speeding at all other times.
-- 
http://www.cs.usyd.edu.au/~gary/
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From: gary@cs.su.oz.au (Gary Capell)
Subject: Re: My speeding ticket hearing of 5/12/1995
Date: 1995/12/14
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