Ignorance is Tire-ing

["Al Powell" <APOWELL@agcom.tamu.edu>]

cpalmer@dingo.webo.dg.com (Chris Palmer) said:
 
> I would be leery of going more than 50 mph, even though there is
> probably a good margin of safety.
> 
> But some people obviously think otherwise.
> A while back I was heading home from work on Interstate 495, happily
> cruising at 75mph when a Taurus blows past in the fast lane with at
> least a 15 mph speed differential. Lady driver, baby belted securely
> into car seat, donut spare on right front!!!!

WARNING!  Warning, Mr. Chris Palmer....you are ASSUMING the driver 
ever read the warnings on that tire.  I'd bet you a tidy sum that if 
we could ask her, she would be **totally ignorant** of the speed 
restriction on that tire.  It is depressing that so many drivers are 
almost totally ignorant of basic things which are written in their owner's 
manual.  How many people do you know who have ever actually 
READ one?  (Of course, we on this list all do, don't we???)

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