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Article #55221Re: GEICO's opposition to 65 mph (was Re: recommendations for auto/home insurance?)
From: Robert W Mangum II
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 1992 17:46
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 1992 17:46
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In article <16753@oasys.dt.navy.mil> mackinto@oasys.dt.navy.mil (David Mackintosh) writes: >In dc.general, karl@thuja.gsfc.nasa.gov (Karl A. Anderson) writes: >> >>They're welcome to spend _my_ money on that. Keeping the limit at 55 >>mph saves gas, keeps pollution (including greenhouse gases) lower, and >>saves my money by keeping accident rates lower, thereby keeping >>insurance claims and thus premiums lower. Oh, yeah - it save lives, >>too. > >Spoken like a true Ralph Nader wannabee safety Nazi. In his book _Unsafe At Any Speed_, Mr. Nader does NOT blame accidents on speed. Rather he says that the slogan "Speed Kills" is untrue. He does, however, blame the auto manufactures and the insurance companies. If you read this book, you may find that you actually agree with what he has to say. Robert Mangum
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 101049,769f95e5eb227b3b X-Google-Attributes: gid101049,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1992-03-19 11:06:08 PST Newsgroups: dc.general Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!milo!monster.saic.com!robert From: robert@monster.saic.com (Robert W Mangum II) Subject: Re: GEICO's opposition to 65 mph (was Re: recommendations for auto/home insurance?) Message-ID: <1992Mar19.174605.18506@monster.saic.com> Reply-To: robert@monster.saic.com (Robert W Mangum II) Organization: SAIC, McLean, VA References: <51290@mimsy.umd.edu> <1992Mar18.131757@thuja.gsfc.nasa.gov> <16753@oasys.dt.navy.mil> Distribution: dc Date: Thu, 19 Mar 92 17:46:05 GMT