Re: Arrest Slow Drivers (n left and fast drivers in right)

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From: Marc
Date: Thu, 02 Jul 1998 00:00

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in@the.sig (E. Faubion) wrote:
>grimrod@mindless.com (Brandon Sommerville) wrote:

>>You never did explain to me why it is ok
>>for the NHTSA to include "speed too slow for conditions" in their
>>speed related numbers to demonstrate the dangers of exceeding speed
>>limits, care to take a stab at it now? (wait, I know, snip snip snip!)

>I have no idea.

For once, I agree.

>In the meantime I'll restate a challenge I made a long time ago and
>that no one could take up.  Find a single bona fide accident
>investigator anywhere who believes driving faster is safer or that
>speed doesn't kill.  Until you can do that *and* provide the name of
>this person(s) your arguments are just so much hot air.  Go for it.

I don't hang around with accident investigators.  I do know some
people that work for the DPS as traffic engineers, rather than traffic
investigators.  That all think that speed does not kill.

Marc
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From: Gumbyy@ticnet.com (Marc)
Subject: Re: Arrest Slow Drivers (n left and fast drivers in right)
Date: 1998/07/02
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