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Re: Bomb Warning removal
Paul C. Waterloo wrote:
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> ---snip----
> > be unscheduled events handled reflexively. For MOST people (and I in-
> > clude myself), driving with a bad bomb is driving with BAD BRAKES and
> > is tantamount to CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE (assuming you've read my diatribe).
> > The 10 or 20 (and I think that is optimistic) feet the bad bomb *will*
> > typically cost most drivers' stopping distance CAN BE life-or-death.
> >
I drive very slowly to compensate. There is a *BIG* difference between
bad brakes and a bad bomb(ever had one?), furthermore, having excellent
brakes won't help you avoid an accident as often as safe driving will.