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Re: More Speeding and Reckless Driving (Was: Re: Aggressive Driving)

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From: Dale
Date: Thu, 09 Jul 1998 00:00
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Craig A. Johnston wrote:

> 
> Taillights that had two colors (one for acceleration in the
> direction of travel and one for acceleration opposite the
> direction of travel -- there's no such thing as 'deceleration.')
> and varied their intensity depending on the rate of acceleration
> would provide aware drivers with more information on which to base
> decisions.
> 
Main Entry: de�cel�er�ate
Pronunciation: (")dE-'se-l&-"rAt
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): -at�ed; -at�ing
Etymology: de- + accelerate
Date: 1899
transitive senses
1 : to reduce the speed of : slow down
2 : to decrease the rate of progress of
intransitive senses : to move at decreasing speed
- de�cel�er�a�tion /(")dE-"se-l&-'rA-sh&n/ noun
- de�cel�er�a�tor /(")dE-'se-l&-rA-t&r/ noun 

From Mirriam Webster online dictionary.

Dale
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From: Dale <sidrpadrfyd@jdpds.net>
Subject: Re: More Speeding and Reckless Driving (Was: Re: Aggressive Driving)
Date: 1998/07/09
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