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I drove below the speed limit today.
Coming down the peninsula on I-280 today. Raining like a sum'bitch.
Heavy traffic. Foggy. The speed limit is 65 mph, but I chose to drive 45-50 mph, because that was a more appropriate speed for the conditions. On other days, when it's been clear and traffic light, I've driven the same stretch at 85-90 mph. Again, the conditions dictated what a safe speed is, not some arbitrary number on a sign. -- Bob |
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On 1/7/2005 1:59 PM, Bob Flaminio wrote:
> \Again, the conditions dictated what a safe > speed is, not some arbitrary number on a sign. I am absolutely shocked. Shocked, I tell you. -- ~/Garth |"I believe that it is better to tell the truth than a lie. Almgren | I believe it is better to be free than to be a slave. ******* | And I believe it is better to know than to be ignorant." for secure mail info) --H.L. Mencken (1880-1956) |
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On 1/7/2005 1:59 PM, Bob Flaminio wrote:
> \Again, the conditions dictated what a safe > speed is, not some arbitrary number on a sign. I am absolutely shocked. Shocked, I tell you. -- ~/Garth |"I believe that it is better to tell the truth than a lie. Almgren | I believe it is better to be free than to be a slave. ******* | And I believe it is better to know than to be ignorant." for secure mail info) --H.L. Mencken (1880-1956) |
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In article >,
"Bob Flaminio" > wrote: > Coming down the peninsula on I-280 today. Raining like a sum'bitch. > Heavy traffic. Foggy. The speed limit is 65 mph, but I chose to drive > 45-50 mph, because that was a more appropriate speed for the conditions. > On other days, when it's been clear and traffic light, I've driven the > same stretch at 85-90 mph. Again, the conditions dictated what a safe > speed is, not some arbitrary number on a sign. Yup. And if the system expects us to be trusted (and held responsible) when conditions dictate traveling at *less* than the posted limit, then why does it all-of-a-sudden assume we cannot be trusted when conditions are obviously good enough to allow traveling at *greater* than that limit? -- Alan Baker Vancouver, British Columbia "If you raise the ceiling 4 feet, move the fireplace from that wall to that wall, you'll still only get the full stereophonic effect if you sit in the bottom of that cupboard." |
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In article >,
"Bob Flaminio" > wrote: > Coming down the peninsula on I-280 today. Raining like a sum'bitch. > Heavy traffic. Foggy. The speed limit is 65 mph, but I chose to drive > 45-50 mph, because that was a more appropriate speed for the conditions. > On other days, when it's been clear and traffic light, I've driven the > same stretch at 85-90 mph. Again, the conditions dictated what a safe > speed is, not some arbitrary number on a sign. Yup. And if the system expects us to be trusted (and held responsible) when conditions dictate traveling at *less* than the posted limit, then why does it all-of-a-sudden assume we cannot be trusted when conditions are obviously good enough to allow traveling at *greater* than that limit? -- Alan Baker Vancouver, British Columbia "If you raise the ceiling 4 feet, move the fireplace from that wall to that wall, you'll still only get the full stereophonic effect if you sit in the bottom of that cupboard." |
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"Alan Baker" > wrote in message ... > And if the system expects us to be trusted (and held responsible) when > conditions dictate traveling at *less* than the posted limit, then why > does it all-of-a-sudden assume we cannot be trusted when conditions are > obviously good enough to allow traveling at *greater* than that limit? Because just like we need food or our car needs gas, the system needs money and such things like arbitrary speed limits are a great source of money for the over bloated pig that is government.... |
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"Alan Baker" > wrote in message ... > And if the system expects us to be trusted (and held responsible) when > conditions dictate traveling at *less* than the posted limit, then why > does it all-of-a-sudden assume we cannot be trusted when conditions are > obviously good enough to allow traveling at *greater* than that limit? Because just like we need food or our car needs gas, the system needs money and such things like arbitrary speed limits are a great source of money for the over bloated pig that is government.... |
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Alan Baker > writes:
>In article >, > "Bob Flaminio" > wrote: >> Coming down the peninsula on I-280 today. Raining like a sum'bitch. >> Heavy traffic. Foggy. The speed limit is 65 mph, but I chose to drive >> 45-50 mph, because that was a more appropriate speed for the conditions. >> On other days, when it's been clear and traffic light, I've driven the >> same stretch at 85-90 mph. Again, the conditions dictated what a safe >> speed is, not some arbitrary number on a sign. >Yup. >And if the system expects us to be trusted (and held responsible) when >conditions dictate traveling at *less* than the posted limit, then why >does it all-of-a-sudden assume we cannot be trusted when conditions are >obviously good enough to allow traveling at *greater* than that limit? The question to ask is why the limit is so low as to make reasonable speeds unlawful. -- /"\ Bernd Felsche - Innovative Reckoning, Perth, Western Australia \ / ASCII ribbon campaign | I'm a .signature virus! X against HTML mail | Copy me into your ~/.signature / \ and postings | to help me spread! |
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Alan Baker > writes:
>In article >, > "Bob Flaminio" > wrote: >> Coming down the peninsula on I-280 today. Raining like a sum'bitch. >> Heavy traffic. Foggy. The speed limit is 65 mph, but I chose to drive >> 45-50 mph, because that was a more appropriate speed for the conditions. >> On other days, when it's been clear and traffic light, I've driven the >> same stretch at 85-90 mph. Again, the conditions dictated what a safe >> speed is, not some arbitrary number on a sign. >Yup. >And if the system expects us to be trusted (and held responsible) when >conditions dictate traveling at *less* than the posted limit, then why >does it all-of-a-sudden assume we cannot be trusted when conditions are >obviously good enough to allow traveling at *greater* than that limit? The question to ask is why the limit is so low as to make reasonable speeds unlawful. -- /"\ Bernd Felsche - Innovative Reckoning, Perth, Western Australia \ / ASCII ribbon campaign | I'm a .signature virus! X against HTML mail | Copy me into your ~/.signature / \ and postings | to help me spread! |
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So you decide what laws to obey, huh??
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