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Galaxie Starliner  <galaxie@speakeasy.org> wrote:

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>:)>>;*}You are never boxed in by traffic, you can always get away from dangerous
>:)>>;*}areas of the truck -- I know I do.
>:)>>;*}
>:)>>
>:)>>How hard is it to not drive next to the truck? Really?
>:)>
>:)>Well, that would depend on what is happening around you, wouldn't it?
>:)>
>Actually, it would depend entirely on you. You've got your lane, you can
>always slow dow. I won't pass a semi unless either traffic in my lane is
>moving quite a bit faster than the semi or there is no traffic next to the
>semi. Let up on the hot foot a bit, I'll bet you notice that you aren't
>currently getting there anyfaster.

Maybe I missed some odd definition of accident, but:

ACTUALLY

You seem to be limiting your thoughts on this subject to situations where
you can predict what is going to happen -- where traffic flow is relatively
static.  You are only one piece of what can be an essentially random and 
highly dynamic situation.  You don't always have your lane; drivers around
you don't always behave in a predictable or even rational manner; and
animals and children trotting onto a roadway can introduce interesting 
forcing functions.

I can imagine _lots_ of situations where simply "letting up on the hot 
foot" isn't going to do a damn thing and may even worsen the situation.  
Have you heard of the phrase "no-win situation"?  

I will agree, however, that most accidents are preventable.  I just 
have a problem with this "I can _always_ do X, therefore Y will _never_
happen" attitude.  Murphy is alive and well, and can be found everywhere.