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From: belanger@ulowell.UUCP (Jonathan D. Belanger)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: Obnoxious driver awards
Message-ID: <237@ulowell.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 15-Mar-86 17:44:36 EST
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Posted: Sat Mar 15 17:44:36 1986
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Reply-To: belanger@ulowell.UUCP (Jonathan D. Belanger)
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Keywords: 1 car length per 60 mph
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	To the group of people talking about the so called fact that 1 car
length for every 60 mph is all that is required to stop, I think you should
look into the drivers manuals your states hopefully have.  If they don't let
me paraphrase for you:  1 car length per 10 mph is the minimum distance between
cars in dry weather circumstances (2+ car lengths is recommended in adverse
weather).  I realize that many states don't require their drivers to talk a
written test before they can get just a learners permit.  As a matter of fact
in some states you can receive your licence just because your 16 years old.

	I'm from Massachusetts and I realize that we are known in some states
as MASSholes but when I have driven in those states I find that those drivers
are at best as bad as MASSholes.  The major problem is that not everyone knows
the rules of the road.  If everyone did then the need for enforced safety
regulations whould not be necessary and there would also be no arguments about
the safety of a 65 mph speed limit.

~Jon. Belanger

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