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Article #1711Re: Arrest Slow Drivers--One County's Answer to Aggressive Driving
From: Mich Ravera
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 1998 00:00
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 1998 00:00
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A person who drives 80 MPH in a 55 Zone may be a minor irritation. A person who drives 38 MPH is a 55 Zone definitedly is as dangerous as a car parked in the middle of the road. Dave wrote: > > > This policy is being tested in Frederick County, Maryland. > >Unfortunately, the only description I have is a biased editorial from > >the Washington Post, which opposes this policy--which one would expect > >from a liberal DC paper. Still, this conveys the general gist of this > >innovative solution to aggressive driving. > > I would definitely agree that the officers showed excessive force and > a lack of understanding. Thier behavior was undoubtedly excessive and > totally inappropriate. But I agree with the basic idea: ticketing > slow drivers. People who drive excessively slow are just as much or > more of a menace than fast drivers. IMHO anyone who drives that slow > is doubtlessly going to panic in any kind of emergency situation. I > think as people get older they should be given driving tests every > couple of years. My town has a lot of older people and I have been > cut off, held up excessively, etc by older people who either aren't > paying attention or just aren't capable of driving a car anymore.
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