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Article #1610Re: Speeding, Tailgating, and Reckless Driving
From: Mark Folsom
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 1998 00:00
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 1998 00:00
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E. Faubion wrote in message <3598452c.40221930@news.okc.oklahoma.net>... >zarlenga@conan.ids.net (Michael Zarlenga) wrote: > >>My point is that "tailgating" and other aggressive and obnoxious >>driving practices *rarely* result in accidents. > >One can't help but feel truly sorry for anyone who uses this 'logic' >as an excuse for doing those things. They are indeed a powerful >argument for more stringent licensing laws. > I know "me too" posts are insipid and boring, but this is probably the only one I'll ever agree with you on. Some people think very irrationally about possible events having terrible consequences and smallish probabilities. They seem to think that each close call that doesn't nail them justifies taking more chances. Meanwhile the cumulative probability of getting nailed gets higher and higher. That being said, it's still the case that high speed driving on freeways, when conditions allow, is as safe as plodding along and risking falling asleep. -- Mark Folsom, P.E. Consulting Mechanical Engineer http://www.redshift.com/~folsom
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 1038e3,a813ba40692ae7c2 X-Google-Attributes: gid1038e3,public X-Google-Thread: 10001a,a813ba40692ae7c2 X-Google-Attributes: gid10001a,public X-Google-Thread: 10e16d,a813ba40692ae7c2 X-Google-Attributes: gid10e16d,public X-Google-Thread: 1011e5,a813ba40692ae7c2 X-Google-Attributes: gid1011e5,public X-Google-Thread: f4d80,a813ba40692ae7c2 X-Google-Attributes: gidf4d80,public From: "Mark Folsom" <folsomman@redshift.com> Subject: Re: Speeding, Tailgating, and Reckless Driving Date: 1998/06/29 Message-ID: <6natmh$7io$4@supernews.com> X-Deja-AN: 367434547 References: <35941A85.7310@erols.com> <35952cff.791952@news.okc.oklahoma.net> <3595D2FF.1DB5@richmond.infi.net> <3595f877.52888752@news.okc.oklahoma.net> <6n6u43$2s5@netaxs.com> <3596fed9.31594980@news.okc.oklahoma.net> <6n71as$huc$11@paperboy.ids.net> <35970e65.35575605@news.okc.oklahoma.net> <6n7vjo$2jt$3@paperboy.ids.net> <3597c318.6916452@news.okc.oklahoma.net> <6n9ckd$lq5$1@paperboy.ids.net> <3598452c.40221930@news.okc.oklahoma.net> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.2106.4 X-Complaints-To: newsabuse@supernews.com X-Trace: 899217937 FDDDMCRQRC956CFCCC usenet52.supernews.com Organization: Consultant Newsgroups: dc.driving,rec.autos.driving,misc.legal,alt.law-enforcement,ca.driving