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Re: Solve speeding by limiting cars!



In article <48co1i$9eu@calvin.bellahs.com>, esmith@oacis.com (Eric Smith) writes...

>Now imagine if you could go into the left lane, and drive 80mph-100mph, and
>not have to look for cops.  You could concentrate solely upon driving.  No
>panic stops.  No traffic knots (you know, those globs of traffic with a
>patrol car in the center that nobody DARES to pass).

Ah, memories.  I think I'm the only one who flaunts it, but I seem not to be
able to get a ticket.  There was a traffic knot on an interstate under 
construction.  The posted speed limit was 45.  The cop was going 45.  Every
car was going 45 in the right lane behind the cop.  I didn't like going that
slow on this road.  There wasn't even a reason for the lowered limits.
I passed him at 65, with my mom in the passenger seat, telling me how "one
day I'll get it."  Everyone followed me, and soon the interstate was back
to a reasonable speed, even if it wasn't at a reasonable speed limit.
The cop was the only one that didn't speed up, and he was left back there
all alone, waiting to knot the next group of cars.

Marc


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