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Subject: Re: Re: Driving Habits - (nf)
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Date: Wed, 24-Aug-83 05:39:00 EDT
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Posted: Wed Aug 24 05:39:00 1983
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inmet!nrh    Aug 24 02:00:00 1983

***** inmet:net.flame / hound!rwhw / 12:50 pm  Aug 22, 1983

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I still contend an aware driver is the only answer to reducing the amount
of carnage on the roads. All drivers, in all countries, should be
required to take a "Defensive Driving" course to instill awareness of
how to drive a car without being a bother to others. The basic premise of
the "Defensive Driving" course is to go from point A to point B without
annoying others, driving without becoming agitated and without breaking down.

-- 
Roy W. H. Walters Jr.   201-949-5743
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Oh goody!  All netnews readers, in all countries, should be required
to take a "Defensive Digestion" course, to enable them to swallow
pronouncements like the one from hound!rwhw, above, and to instill
awareness of the off-handed silliness of certain netnews
contributions.  In particular, your apparent innocence of the 
idea that is NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS how other people learn to drive, so
long as the other drivers obey the rules of the road (and so long
as you don't pay for their education).

I doubt an "aware driver" is the ONLY way to 
improve road safety -- Got any figures? What about less aware
but more cowardly drivers? -- but if 
you REALLY want to see some "carnage", start telling Mexican cabdrivers
that they should stop at stop signs, or 
Massachusetts drivers to yield the right of way
when entering a rotary, and start telling people
that THEY must take a "Defensive Driving" course because YOU feel
there is too much carnage on the roads.

What's that?  You'll take the course too?  How generous!

I'm not a carnage fan, either, Roy, but I'm not real big on the
words "There outta be a law", either.

					Nat Howard

P.S. Your idea that such a course should include tips on how
to get from point A to point B "without getting agitated and
without breaking down" leads me to think that you're for 
awareness, but AGAINST being aware of what's going on around you
(at least if you're in Massachusetts).  Or are you for 
awareness, but against reaction?  You might need that adrenalin.