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From: david@ut-sally.UUCP (David R. Kuykendall)
Newsgroups: net.auto,net.consumers
Subject: Re: 55mph speed limit
Message-ID: <1696@ut-sally.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 24-Apr-85 05:36:28 EST
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Posted: Wed Apr 24 05:36:28 1985
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In article <991@dual.UUCP> paul@dual.UUCP (Baker) writes:
>> > > I know of no argument for the 55 mph speed limit
>> > > that cannot also be advanced for a 35 mph speed limit.
>> >
>> > Enforce it, give mass transit an exemption, and we'd see some good
>> > mass transit systems pretty quick.
>> > -- 
>> 
>> No, you would get millions of people breaking the law and several politicians
>> would be looking for new jobs.  Mass transit would still stink.
>> 
>It is, of course, the cars that stink.  Even with pollution control devices,
>they still stink.
>
>They have plenty of other problems as well.  They kill thousands of people a
>year and maim thousands more.  For any other consumer product, killing a few
>people a year is normally sufficent grounds to withdraw the product and attract
>quite a few law suits.  For some reason cars have never been subject to the
>same rules as other products.  Homicide by auto seems to be quite socially
>acceptable.
>
>Paul Wilcox-Baker.


Dear Idiot paul:

     I can only say that you are one of the stupidist people I have
had to deal with!  Cars DO NOT kill people.  People driving cars kill
people.  If this is to difficult for you to understand, ask someone
else to explain it to you.  Your mother must be very disappointed.

                                    david@ut-sally.ARPA
ps: 55 sucks
pss: Get out of my way, or we'll bouth die!