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To: Sully- who wrote (22582)	1/2/2004 4:41:45 PM
From: LindyBill	Respond to of 793671

Something tells me it's those folks who are dangerous. Sure. There are dangerous people out there at both high and low speed. I have the cynical outlook that says the Government passes enough laws to make sure you are always guilty of breaking some of them. That way they can always get you. The antitrust law is a perfect example. If you open up a hot dog stand and charge a higher price than the others in town you are guilty of "gouging." If you charge a lower price you are "price breaking." God help you if you charge the same price. Then you are "Price Fixing." :>)

To: Sully- who wrote (22582)	1/2/2004 4:52:14 PM
From: Neeka	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793671

Not to worry......there are people out there working on solutions. I've read of sensors that will automatically apply the brakes if you get too close to a vehicle under certain circumstances also. M The problem is people speeding and tailgating on the highways and causing accidents. Solution: Have a monitor system on the highway that issues a ticket and warning light in the car as the violation occurs. Component:The system would be connected to a central database that contains the registration information for automated processing and would send a signal to the car so that a speeding violation light would come on and that would be controlled by computers also. cs.odu.edu

To: Sully- who wrote (22582)	1/2/2004 5:23:28 PM
From: FaultLine	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793671

And frequently these tailgaters will risk life & limb darting between the lanes with just inches between themselves & other cars so they can drive 80 or faster in heavily congested traffic where the speed limit is 55. I commuted about 120 miles round trip each day to my job in Silicon Valley from 1989 to 2001 and racked up 360,000 miles on my '89 commute car -- that's 14 times around the world with no tickets and no accidents. Oh, and I like to drive 10 to 20 mph over the speed limit too. -g- During this time I was aware that the leading cause of death for engineering people my age was traffic accidents so I was very disciplined in following my driving rules. One of my iron-clad rules was: if someone catches up to me in the fast lane, get out of the way. Why? Because I wanted to keep the danger level as low as possible and as you indicated in your remarks, speeders start doing crazy things when they get boxed in. When the chips are down, it is always safer to be pessimistic in your evaluation of the other driver's capabilities and state of mind. This, I believe keeps one from being 'collateral' damage to their ill-advised maneuvers. JMHO. :o) --fl@stayingalive.com