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   <23763$53113473$43da7656$4515@nntpswitch.blueworldhosting.com>, Liam   
   O'Connor  wrote:   
      
   > > exceeding the speed limit is not in itself dangerous.   
   >   
   > I must agree.   
   >   
   > If a Ford Pinto and a BMW 750i were to be neck and neck   
   > along a four-lane highway, and a deer unexpectedly   
   > dashed in front of them, at any highway speed, I would   
   > expect the BMW to be the "safer" car (drivers equalized).   
      
   especially if the pinto suddenly stops and the bmw impacts the pinto in   
   the rear, where the gas tank is :)   
      
   > I always tell my kids, when we hear "speed kills", that   
   > it's an idiot's argument. Speed doesn't kill; otherwise   
   > simply going 75 miles an hour would kill more people.   
      
   75 mph by itself can be very safe or very dangerous. it depends on the   
   type of road, weather, traffic and much more.   
      
   on some highways, 75 mph is slow and by driving 75 mph, you are   
   actually endangering others because you're impeding the normal flow of   
   traffic.   
      
   on surface streets, 75 mph is much too fast and totally inappropriate.   
      
   on the other hand, some rural roads, 75 is not a big deal. they're   
   basically mini-highways.   
      
   > Going too fast for the vehicle to be kept under control   
   > when something unexpected happens, and not anticipating   
   > that unexpected event (e.g., going around a blind curve)   
   > is VASTLY more dangerous (it seems to me) than speed alone.   
      
   exactly.   
      
   that's where driver training comes into play.   
      
   > But, law enforcement, being what it is, has nothing else   
   > to go by other than speed (I don't doubt that going 130mph   
   > on a 25mph road is a prescription for disaster - but it's   
   > reckless driving that actually is the major contributory   
   > factor).   
      
   it's pretty much a given that a road posted at 25 cannot sustain 130   
   mph, even with the best driver.   
      
   even on highways posted at 80, that's well on the high side.   
      
   there are some people who can drive that fast without issue, but they   
   are rare and the conditions on public roads are almost always not   
   appropriate (i.e., little to no traffic) even if they are able to do   
   it.   
      
   > But I digress from the iPad cellphone issue ...   
      
   true :)   
      
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