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Article #1684Re: Speeding, Tailgating, and Reckless Driving
From: Matthew T. Russotto
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 1998 00:00
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 1998 00:00
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In article <3595f877.52888752@news.okc.oklahoma.net>, E. Faubion <efaubion@oklahoma.ten> wrote: }"Scott M. Kozel" <kozelsm@richmond.infi.net> wrote: } }>A few years ago, this happened on a Maryland urban interstate highway. }>This shows the dangers of speeding, tailgating, and reckless driving. } }I agree, however where I work reckless driving can include the first }two. What we've learned here is that the agressive driver invariably }commits one of the following three violations: speeding, lane }violations, tailgating. Just a few days ago I watched a motorist }commit all three in the space of less than 60 seconds. Needless to }say we had a little chat at roadside shortly after that and his }pocketbook is going to be considerably lighter after he pays the }fines. :-] What you don't mention is that just about every driver in heavy (but not jammed) traffic on a Maryland urban interstate highway (I-270 fits the bill best) is committing at least one and probably all three of those violations. -- Matthew T. Russotto russotto@pond.com "Extremism in defense of liberty is no vice, and moderation in pursuit of justice is no virtue."
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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: f4d80,a813ba40692ae7c2 X-Google-Attributes: gidf4d80,public X-Google-Thread: 1011e5,a813ba40692ae7c2 X-Google-Attributes: gid1011e5,public X-Google-Thread: 10e16d,a813ba40692ae7c2 X-Google-Attributes: gid10e16d,public From: russotto@wanda.pond.com (Matthew T. Russotto) Subject: Re: Speeding, Tailgating, and Reckless Driving Date: 1998/06/29 Message-ID: <6n6u43$2s5@netaxs.com> X-Deja-AN: 366967672 References: <35941A85.7310@erols.com> <35952cff.791952@news.okc.oklahoma.net> <3595D2FF.1DB5@richmond.infi.net> <3595f877.52888752@news.okc.oklahoma.net> Organization: Ghotinet Newsgroups: dc.driving,rec.autos.driving,misc.legal,alt.law-enforcement,ca.driving