Re: 55 alive?

["Psychos 'R Us" <honge@creighton.edu>]

> >admittedly, I have not done the speed limit since the last time a cop was
> >behind me, but this doen not keep me from wondering If perhaps many of our
> >roadways are unsafe for HIGH rates of speed.
> 
> The roadways are unsafe because of the general quality of drivers out there.
> Present company not included.
> 
> Ever met the nice speed differential of the clunker sitting on the fast
> lane at a steadfast 56mph while the rest of the world passes by at
> 65-70mph.
> As had been oft said here, it's not the speed it's the sudden deceleration.

Or some stupid van drivers coming up from the ramp, goes to the fast lane 
deliberately (there were no cars in two other lanes) and settles down to 
about 50mph with rest of the traffic approaching him at 65mph.

Or several months ago while coming back from Chicago (a 10-hour drive), I 
say this idiot driving on the left lane alone at around 65mph. I was on 
the right lane, driving about 80 to 85mph with headlights on. When I came 
exactly a single car-length behind him, he began to change lane INTO ME!! 
(No, there wasn't any accident -- I honked and had 2 wheels onto the 
shoulder, and the damn idiot jerked back...)

I can think of more things. But primary, I think most (oh, I'd say 90%) 
people who get an license and drive is horribly adept at driving -- they 
think they're the only one who's driving and does not look for traffic 
around them. I'd say there's something inadequate about our test to get 
driving license. During one of my license renewals, I was sited as 
"turning the corner too fast" -- what!? I don't remember seeing a rule or 
a law that says you must be xxmph to turn a corner (or must use xx 
seconds to go from 0 to 60). Or did I conveniently forgot that??

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