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To: Lane3 who wrote (7337)	8/3/2007 3:34:25 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) of 10087

Its the weaving in and out of traffic thats the issue, not the 80, 75, 70, 65 or whatever mph. But to the extent that it reduces very aggressive or careless driving, and things like drunk driving I guess I have to agree there is a silver lining. I guess my disagreement could break down two ways. 1 - Punishment of things that shouldn't be punished (but that's not mostly about this law, it only increases the penalties for existing offenses) 2 - Too severe of punishment in many cases (both in terms of increasing the penalties on things that shouldn't be punished and putting harsh penalties on things that deserve mild punishments. As much as I dislike the law, I have to admit it doesn't just target things that should be legal, or harshly punish very mild offenses. Swerving in and out of traffic with sufficient agressiveness can legitimately be considered reckless driving, also the law targets drunk driving and the like. I'm not exactly sure what a good penalty would be for some of the more serious offenses covered by this law, so I can't be sure I say I agree with the law, but I can't say that I'm sure that its wrong either.

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