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Mark Folsom (folsomman@redshift.com) wrote:
: >
: >Ok, so really the only point is that you feel villafied and don't want
: >people calling you names anymore :-)
: >
: 
: My dictionary doesn't have "villafied" in it and I certainly don't feel that
: way (whatever it is).

Spelling flames are the crutch of those who have nothing worthwile to say.
: 
: >We obviously have to have some sort of speed limit.
: 
: We do not obviously need speed limits on all freeways.  Montana gets by
: without them as does Germany.  Most people don't want to drive in an unsafe
: manner because they are afraid of injury and death.

Oh stop mythicizing the autobahn and montana...Germany is a different
place with an entirely different society, and Montana has no cars.  They
don't really serve as case studies.

 : 
: >If you want to
: >continue driving at 12 miles an hour above average highway speed, go for
: >it.  If you happen to get tickets for that it's obviously a risk you are
: >willing to take in order to get a increase in safety and get there faster.
: 
: It certainly has paid so far.  Ticket costs for me average well under $1.00
: per hour saved.  Since I can charge from $60. to $100. for my time, it's
: well worth it.

If you were better at managing time you would be earning far more money.
: 
: >I personally tend to think that safety reason is really not a motivating
: >factor, since you have probably been speeding since well before such a
: >study came out.
: 
: Actually, I spent a number of years trying to stay very near the speed limit
: until I got a whole string of nonsense tickets and began to question what
: the jerks were really doing.  But, if it makes you feel better to be cynical
: about my motivation, have at it and be comfy.

Well, since you say you realized what the "jerks" were doing...I think it
proper to question your motives....but perhaps you are right...they are
out to get you.
 : 
: >
: >It sounds like this really little more than airing pet peeves about
: >highway travel and the frustrations involved in it.  The only real rule I
: >try and follow is to maintain as a large a buffer around me and all
: >other vehicles...I could care less if I save or lose five minutes of
: >travel time.
: >
: 
: I guess that proves that you're superior and much better adjusted than many
: of the rest of us.  Congratulations.

Thanks for realizing this, but being superior I already knew it.

Bob