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

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From: E. Faubion
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 1998 00:00

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"Mark Folsom" <folsomman@redshift.com> wrote:

>If it's an old wive's tale, why was it in a Federal Highway Administration
>research report?

Provide the report and I'll debunk it for you if that'll make you feel
better.   Someone has misinterpreted some data somewhere and a few
folks with an agenda are pushing it as some kind of proof that faster
is safer.  It's a joke.

>We will never all drive faster because many drivers can barely cope with the
>demands of driving and are terrified of going fast.

The line between bravery and foolishness is very thin indeed.

>Experienced accident investigators arrive after everything has stopped.

And then reconstruct how it happened.  Kind of neat.

efaubion@oklahoma.net
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/6123/

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Subject: Re: Arrest Slow Drivers (n left and fast drivers in right)
Date: 1998/06/29
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