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   From: g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies   
      
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     Jolly Roger  wrote:   
   > On 2014-03-10, Brent  wrote:   
   >> On 2014-03-10, Jolly Roger  wrote:   
   >>> On 2014-03-10, Brent  wrote:   
   >>>> On 2014-03-10, Your Name  wrote:   
   >>>>   
   >>>>> You're never going to convince the idiot brigade that removing any   
   >>>>> unnecessary distraction which reduces accidents is a good thing ...   
   >>>>> just look at the moronic stupidity of continuing to allow public gun   
   >>>>> use in America despite the ever increasing number of school / mall   
   >>>>> shooting sprees.  :-\   
   >>>>   
   >>>> The root cause of the shootings is most likely the FDA approved,   
   >>>> government licensed doctor prescribed drugs. They are the common   
   >>>> thread and violent and/or suicidal outbursts are known side effects.   
   >>>> Blaming guns is like blaming the car.   
   >>>   
   >>> That might be true if a car's main purpose was to kill. Nice try.   
   >>   
   >> Talk to some anti-car folks and they'll tell you cars are killing   
   >> machines.   
      
   > And yet, that is not their primary purpose.   
      
   >> Meanwhile millions upon millions of guns kill nothing. Take out   
   >> governments' wars and the purpose of guns becomes clearly one of not   
   >> killing people. Just like any tool, any object, it's main purpose is the   
   >> purpose of those who control it.   
      
   > Guns are designed to kill. Cars are designed to transport people and   
   > things places.   
      
   >>>>> The idiot brigade simply wants to do whatever they want to do, and   
   >>>>> couldn't care less about anyone else ... until they are the ones   
   >>>>> experiencing the problem (e.g. a son dies in a car smash), and then   
   >>>>> they instantly change sides and campaign for a ban.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> 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.   
      
   > Please. I drive 55mph often as it's the speed limit on a lot of the   
   > highways I travel regularly, and the idiots racing each other going 75   
   > and 80 in the middle and right lanes, apparent drunkard drivers, and   
   > dumb asses who can't figure out how to merge without making everyone   
   > else get out of their way are plenty enough to keep things interesting.   
      
   If you drive 55mph where the flow of traffic is 70mph then *you* are a   
   hazard. Many of those idiots you see are trying to avoid an   
   un-anticipated impediment.   
      
      
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