Re: They All Bought the Farm (Was: Re: Last minute lane changers)

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From: Joel Garry
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 1998 00:00

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On Sun, 19 Jul 1998 14:17:06 GMT, Brandon Sommerville <grimrod@mindless.moc> wrote:
>Scott M. Kozel wrote:
>
>>Gumbyy@ticnet.com (Marc) wrote:
>>> 
>>> Jake was going 110 in a 55.  He went off the road around a curve
>>> marked at 35.  After sliding to a stop in a field, his car needed an
>>> allignment.
>>
>>He was incredibly fortunate.
>>
>>A small ditch or a small tree, or even a spin would have changed the
>>outcome a bit.
>
>But it didn't.  In each of your little anecdotes, it's possible that a
>small change would have saved their lives as well.

I've spun at over a hundred and kept driving.  It was on a track, but 
that just means it's narrower than a highway.  Police were using that track
to practice pusuit driving earlier in the day, BTW.

>-- 
>Brandon
>
>"Spooooooooooonnnnn!"

jg
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From: joelga@pebble.org (Joel Garry)
Subject: Re: They All Bought the Farm (Was: Re: Last minute lane changers)
Date: 1998/07/20
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