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On Mon, 29 Jun 1998 21:34:52 -0700, Mark Folsom <folsomman@redshift.com> wrote:
>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.

I'll agree with the "some people" but that's not what I hear the cops saying.
They are saying that _all_ people that do these things are horrible criminals
and _will_ eventually run over innocent children.  Therefore it is their 
_duty_ to nail anyone for any infraction no matter how small.  Now if I am 
hearing them incorrectly, I hope they will clarify it for me.

>
>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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