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Article #751Re: Aggressive Driving
From: J.D. Baldwin
Date: Wed, 15 Jul 1998 00:00
Date: Wed, 15 Jul 1998 00:00
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In article <35a5269b.12825156@news.okc.oklahoma.net>, E. Faubion <in@the.sig> wrote: > >Hell, even the drivers' manual published by my original home state > >admitted that speed doesn't cause accidents, in and of itself. > > What state is that? I'll see if I can find a copy. Minnesota. > >Fortunately, the police where I live generally take the same view. If > >you're not weaving or following too closely, and you stay near the > >flow of traffic at about 15 mph over the posted limit, you'll > >generally be left alone. > > That's pretty much how it works here however if your speed is ten over > AND you make a lane change or two without signalling I'm going to stop > you and attitude will determine if there will be one citation or two. Even if there's not another car within a mile? I would agree that someone changing lanes without signalling in moderate traffic deserves what he gets. -- From the catapult of J.D. Baldwin |+| "If anyone disagrees with anything I _,_ Finger baldwin@netcom.com |+| say, I am quite prepared not only to _|70|___:::)=}- for PGP public |+| retract it, but also to deny under \ / key information. |+| oath that I ever said it." --T. Lehrer ***~~~~-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 1038e3,a813ba40692ae7c2 X-Google-Attributes: gid1038e3,public X-Google-Thread: fb1cb,a813ba40692ae7c2 X-Google-Attributes: gidfb1cb,public X-Google-Thread: 1011e5,a813ba40692ae7c2 X-Google-Attributes: gid1011e5,public X-Google-Thread: f4d80,a813ba40692ae7c2 X-Google-Attributes: gidf4d80,public X-Google-Thread: 10001a,a813ba40692ae7c2 X-Google-Attributes: gid10001a,public X-Google-Thread: 10e16d,a813ba40692ae7c2 X-Google-Attributes: gid10e16d,public From: baldwin@netcom.com (J.D. Baldwin) Subject: Re: Aggressive Driving Date: 1998/07/15 Message-ID: <baldwinEw5ont.6A4@netcom.com> X-Deja-AN: 371819907 Sender: baldwin@netcom13.netcom.com References: <359a80d5.54993706@news.v-wave.com> <359d2c9a.8323937@news.okc.oklahoma.net> <baldwinEvuG73.9tv@netcom.com> <35a5269b.12825156@news.okc.oklahoma.net> Organization: Revealed on a need-to-know basis. Newsgroups: dc.driving,rec.autos.driving,misc.legal,alt.law-enforcement,seattle.general,ca.driving