Re: Aggressive Driving

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From: Tony Wang
Date: Wed, 08 Jul 1998 00:00

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Hey, I got a question here.  Recently, they raised the speed limit on I-95 between Washington and Baltimore to
65.  So, the day before, doing, say, 70 would have gotten you a ticket.  But the very next day, doing that
would have gotten you a wave from the cops.

What changed?  Nothing.  Did everyone all of the sudden become a better driver?  Did the road change?  Did the
traffic conditions change?

Nope, some arbitrary number changed.

Guess what?  Now, most people are within a 10 mph range of the limit, whereas before, most people were
exceeding the limit by at least that much.

We all of the sudden went from being "bad" and "aggressive" drivers to being "good" and "safe" drivers even
though our driving habits were EXACTLY the same on EXACTLY the same highway!

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Tony Wang
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From: Tony Wang <tonyw44@prodigy.net.nospam>
Subject: Re: Aggressive Driving
Date: 1998/07/08
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