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Article #1937Re: Do you feel safe driving in DC?
From: Bulldog
Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2000 19:04
Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2000 19:04
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Walt Horning <whorning@pipeline.com> wrote in message news:qhda4t0ecusoaml532eo6n9aebmjtq4814@4ax.com... > One of the really tough realities of DC is that its population is very > international. Some, who come from Europe already come here with good > driving discipline, while many from around the world do not. So until > you stop foreigners from coming here, tough laws in the DC area will > not do that much. (Of course, I am not suggesting that we stop > foreigners from coming here, but that you get in touch with reality.) > > Furthermore, when laws just get "tough" without real justification, > there is enough resentment and backlash that the majority just scoff > the laws. For example, I know a stretch of interstate that has a > "tough" 55 mph limit, but clearly 90 percent drive 70-80 mph on this > stretch, depending on the day of the week and if its rush hour or not. > The reason is obvious. The road is much safer than the speed limit, > and the majority feel that way, and so resent it and scoff the law. > if you do 70 80 on this stretch are we busting the 12 second rule of blocked vision?
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