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Re: Aggressive Driving

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From: Mike Sweeney
Date: Wed, 08 Jul 1998 00:00
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E. Faubion wrote:

> "Scott M. Kozel" <kozelsm@richmond.infi.net> wrote:
>
> >Richmond Times-Dispatch, Monday, July 6, 1998
> >http://www.gatewayva.com/rtd/virginiaapwire/e1495.htm
>
> >"BUCHANAN, Va. (AP) -- A car carrying a young couple and four children
> >skidded across Interstate 81 in heavy rain and into the path of a fuel
> >tanker traveling in the opposite direction, killing all six in the car
> >and the truck driver".
>
> Tragic indeed.   In Kansas this weekend a crash also killed seven.
>
> >A tragic example of driving too fast for conditions.  :-[
>
> That's how it looks.
>
> What's funny is that if we abolish speed limits as many would like to
> do then the Basic Speed Law is all we have left and each individual
> driver will decide for his/herself what is best.  I'm willing to bet
> the driver of the Honda in this crash thought his speed was reasonable
> and prudent at the time too.
>
> efaubion@oklahoma.net
> http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/6123/

Hey, that's cute.  My response to this post seems to have lost a couple of
words.

Oh, well, bet that won't to me again.
:)

M
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From: Mike Sweeney <msweeney@lr.net>
Subject: Re: Aggressive Driving
Date: 1998/07/08
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