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   From: nospam@nospam.invalid   
      
   In article , Brent   
    wrote:   
      
   > >> Driving in the USA is dumbed down so much that the result is bordom.   
   >   
   > > I couldn't disagree more with your assessment. I certainly don't find   
   > > driving defensively boring at all. There are many challenges present the   
   > > minute you enter the road, and there are many ways to improve your   
   > > driving skills without distracting yourself with things that have   
   > > nothing at all to do with the task at hand.   
   >   
   > Drive a eight lane interstate late at night at the 55mph PSL and get   
   > back to me.   
      
   or in the daytime.   
      
   highway driving, especially long-haul driving, is very boring, at any   
   time.   
      
   > Look at a problem as simple as red   
   > light running. Real solution is to fix the signal timing and other   
   > engineering defects. What do americans do? Put up a red light camera to   
   > punish the violators. Pretty much every problem in this country is   
   > "solved" by punishing people.   
      
   and in some cases, intentionally reduce the timing so that there are   
   more violations than there otherwise would have been which generates   
   more revenue, including for the camera companies who get a cut of the   
   money.   
      
   it's not about safety, it's about revenue.   
      
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