Re: 120 MPH?????

["Frank J. Bauer" <frankbauer@thevine.net>]

At 11:48 AM 3/4/99 GMT, Phil Payne wrote:
>"Speed kills" is the simplistic message.  Irrespective of where, when
>and local conditions, we are all to be held rigidly to arbitrary
>speed limits.  The victims are actually not the motorists, but the
>police - who are required to stand in front of sober and sensible
>members of the community at the roadside and tell them that 65mph
>on a dead straight road miles from the nearest town (or even turning)
>is irresponsible and almost a capital offence.

sounds like merry ole is taking some things back from the colonies.
the scene described above is played on a regular basis all across america.
i have personally experienced this dozens of times as a driver or passenger
in at least 5 states and one canadian province, usually on a limited access
highway designed for 70+ mph traffic 25 or more years ago.

frank

ps - tbones are still legal here...