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Re: Arrest Slow Drivers--One County's Answer to Aggressive Driving

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From: Brad Cuppy
Date: Sat, 27 Jun 1998 00:00
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I have to say that Frederick County MD is taking this
in the right direction ! They ought to be an example
to other police departments to follow in dealing with
the "aggressive driving" problem touted by the liberal
Eastern Media Establishment. Slowpokes are the problem.
However, she (Pena) should have been given a simple 
ticket with a heavy fine.

     Brad



Jim Titus wrote:
> 
> In our various discussions of aggressive driving, a number of possible
> policy options have been overlooked.  One solution would be to simply
> arrest anyone who drives more than 10 mph under the speed limit--better
> yet, anyone who drives less than 5mph over the limit.  That would leave
> much more room for people who want to go fast, and thus, they would be
> less likely to be aggressive because they would be having a better day
> with no slowpokes on the road.  Moreover, it is probably easier to
> enforce than other solutions because these slow drivers are so easy to
> catch.
> 
>         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.

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From: Brad Cuppy <bpc002@kktv.com>
Subject: Re: Arrest Slow Drivers--One County's Answer to Aggressive Driving
Date: 1998/06/27
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