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To: Alan Smithee who wrote (48653)	11/4/2003 2:23:17 AM
From: X Y Zebra	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 57110

Unfortunately, they hand out driver's licenses as if they were "licenses to kill". Indeed, another case of our "society owes me" parody. People complain, [through their lawyers], about cigarette companies "causing” death because of the shit they sell... [Never mind that they willfully buy & consume the exact same shit] So what about driver licenses? Ah yes, bureaucrats think they can control the rate of accidents by "limiting" speed at which cars are driven, [of course charging money accordingly if you do not obey]; the new technology makes cars even faster... so why allow car companies to manufacture cars that WILL brake the law? Would that be "negligence"? or pure moronosity? Worse, why hand out licenses without the proper training to operate such sophisticated machinery? I mean at the very least give them a damned course on the skid-pad to see what the cars are capable of doing... right ? of course they will never do that, it has too much common sense.... Watching drivers (in all cities) in the snow would be hilarious if it were not for the disastrous consequences, and even better (or is it worse?) watching drivers go by where accidents have happened is beyond pathetic... Just this AM I saw some idiot woman driver (nothing against woman driving in particular, it just happen to be a woman could have been an ape-man). The road was icy/wet/dry, minor accident on the other lane(with a turning lane in the middle).... sooooo... woman is going in the opposite direction as where tha accident had happened, but she was watching, watching (as if her life depended on it)... the other side... her neck made out of a very elastic rubber kept twisting as she further advanced... slowing everyone else in the process and making traffic all that worse... as she is watching, she starts drifting into the middle lane (right in front of the cop I may add), I am behind her allowing for proper distance as I knew what came next, which was... Finally she decides to look where she should have been looking all the time [that would be in front of her] --or was it her husband? that yelled at her "LOOK AHEAD WOMAN" --this of course my speculation, but I saw them gesturing at each other.... anyway.... She finally looks ahead, and yes, you guessed it right, she frightens herself and over-reacts making the car slide back and forth... luckily she was going slow enough that she would not harm herself or anyone else.... so, giving her a wide berth (as she needed it), I went around her without a problem.... Then I love those other drivers who are BENT on using the fast lane, corking up the entire 4 lane highways.... What is it with these people do they feel they lose their virginity or their manhood if someone else can drive a tad faster than them? Instead... if people had to pay for real training and pass real performance test to obtain licenses our highways would be safer and indeed we could drive as in the autobahn... Speed does not kill, it is the morons behind the wheel who are the real killers.... and they are subsidized by the government by issuing licenses to drooling Mongoloides and without hesitation. Talk about negligence Ah yes, to your question... Am I right? Seattle drivers are in a league of their own. Yes, of course you are right! Unfortunately, it is NOT exclusive of Seattle LOL ! p.s. I despise this "setting standards to the lowest possible common denominator" We are fast approachng the planet of the apes status.