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

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From: Matthew T. Russotto
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1998 00:00

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In article <7A609661865092CF.36ACCE05A6164537.277883A39C7D4F10@library-proxy.airnews.net>,
Marc <Gumbyy@ticnet.com> wrote:
}"Scott M. Kozel" <kozelsm@richmond.infi.net> 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.
}
}Actually, he cleared a ditch and hit the ground and spun, sliding to a
}stop (if he didn't get sideways, he wouldn't have needed an
}allignment).

Wow.  Lucky thing he was going so fast -- at a lower speed, he might
not have cleared the ditch.  Speed saves!
-- 
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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From: russotto@wanda.vf.pond.com (Matthew T. Russotto)
Subject: Re: They All Bought the Farm (Was: Re: Last minute lane changers)
Date: 1998/07/21
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