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   Message 2,182 of 3,290   
   Greg Goss to J. Clarke   
   Re: cases where SF has predicted scienti   
   14 Jan 14 02:51:01   
   
   XPost: rec.arts.sf.written, rec.arts.sf.science   
   From: gossg@gossg.org   
      
   "J. Clarke"  wrote:   
      
   >In article , robban@clubtelco.com   
   >says...   
      
   >> In fact, towards the end of the 19th century the traffic situation with   
   >> horse-drawn vehicles was as bad if not worse than today. There are a few   
   >> photographs and drawings around of grid lock in London and elsewhere.   
   >> Road accidents were also very common. No speedometers or speed limits   
   >> back then.   
   >   
   >And Christopher Reeve would have told you that horses are not   
   >particularly safe.   
      
   As could Pierre Curie's widow.   
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