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Old January 7th 05, 10:59 PM
Bob Flaminio
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Default I drove below the speed limit today.

Coming down the peninsula on I-280 today. Raining like a sum'bitch.
Heavy traffic. Foggy. The speed limit is 65 mph, but I chose to drive
45-50 mph, because that was a more appropriate speed for the conditions.
On other days, when it's been clear and traffic light, I've driven the
same stretch at 85-90 mph. Again, the conditions dictated what a safe
speed is, not some arbitrary number on a sign.

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Old January 7th 05, 11:18 PM
Garth Almgren
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On 1/7/2005 1:59 PM, Bob Flaminio wrote:

> \Again, the conditions dictated what a safe
> speed is, not some arbitrary number on a sign.


I am absolutely shocked. Shocked, I tell you.


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Old January 7th 05, 11:18 PM
Garth Almgren
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On 1/7/2005 1:59 PM, Bob Flaminio wrote:

> \Again, the conditions dictated what a safe
> speed is, not some arbitrary number on a sign.


I am absolutely shocked. Shocked, I tell you.


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Old January 8th 05, 12:12 AM
Alan Baker
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In article >,
"Bob Flaminio" > wrote:

> Coming down the peninsula on I-280 today. Raining like a sum'bitch.
> Heavy traffic. Foggy. The speed limit is 65 mph, but I chose to drive
> 45-50 mph, because that was a more appropriate speed for the conditions.
> On other days, when it's been clear and traffic light, I've driven the
> same stretch at 85-90 mph. Again, the conditions dictated what a safe
> speed is, not some arbitrary number on a sign.


Yup.

And if the system expects us to be trusted (and held responsible) when
conditions dictate traveling at *less* than the posted limit, then why
does it all-of-a-sudden assume we cannot be trusted when conditions are
obviously good enough to allow traveling at *greater* than that limit?

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Alan Baker
Vancouver, British Columbia
"If you raise the ceiling 4 feet, move the fireplace from that wall
to that wall, you'll still only get the full stereophonic effect
if you sit in the bottom of that cupboard."
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Old January 8th 05, 12:12 AM
Alan Baker
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In article >,
"Bob Flaminio" > wrote:

> Coming down the peninsula on I-280 today. Raining like a sum'bitch.
> Heavy traffic. Foggy. The speed limit is 65 mph, but I chose to drive
> 45-50 mph, because that was a more appropriate speed for the conditions.
> On other days, when it's been clear and traffic light, I've driven the
> same stretch at 85-90 mph. Again, the conditions dictated what a safe
> speed is, not some arbitrary number on a sign.


Yup.

And if the system expects us to be trusted (and held responsible) when
conditions dictate traveling at *less* than the posted limit, then why
does it all-of-a-sudden assume we cannot be trusted when conditions are
obviously good enough to allow traveling at *greater* than that limit?

--
Alan Baker
Vancouver, British Columbia
"If you raise the ceiling 4 feet, move the fireplace from that wall
to that wall, you'll still only get the full stereophonic effect
if you sit in the bottom of that cupboard."
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Old January 8th 05, 12:58 AM
Paul
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"Alan Baker" > wrote in message
...

> And if the system expects us to be trusted (and held responsible) when
> conditions dictate traveling at *less* than the posted limit, then why
> does it all-of-a-sudden assume we cannot be trusted when conditions

are
> obviously good enough to allow traveling at *greater* than that limit?


Because just like we need food or our car needs gas, the system needs
money and such things like arbitrary speed limits are a great source of
money for the over bloated pig that is government....


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Old January 8th 05, 12:58 AM
Paul
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"Alan Baker" > wrote in message
...

> And if the system expects us to be trusted (and held responsible) when
> conditions dictate traveling at *less* than the posted limit, then why
> does it all-of-a-sudden assume we cannot be trusted when conditions

are
> obviously good enough to allow traveling at *greater* than that limit?


Because just like we need food or our car needs gas, the system needs
money and such things like arbitrary speed limits are a great source of
money for the over bloated pig that is government....


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Old January 8th 05, 02:31 AM
Bernd Felsche
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Alan Baker > writes:

>In article >,
> "Bob Flaminio" > wrote:


>> Coming down the peninsula on I-280 today. Raining like a sum'bitch.
>> Heavy traffic. Foggy. The speed limit is 65 mph, but I chose to drive
>> 45-50 mph, because that was a more appropriate speed for the conditions.
>> On other days, when it's been clear and traffic light, I've driven the
>> same stretch at 85-90 mph. Again, the conditions dictated what a safe
>> speed is, not some arbitrary number on a sign.


>Yup.


>And if the system expects us to be trusted (and held responsible) when
>conditions dictate traveling at *less* than the posted limit, then why
>does it all-of-a-sudden assume we cannot be trusted when conditions are
>obviously good enough to allow traveling at *greater* than that limit?


The question to ask is why the limit is so low as to make reasonable
speeds unlawful.
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Old January 8th 05, 02:31 AM
Bernd Felsche
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Alan Baker > writes:

>In article >,
> "Bob Flaminio" > wrote:


>> Coming down the peninsula on I-280 today. Raining like a sum'bitch.
>> Heavy traffic. Foggy. The speed limit is 65 mph, but I chose to drive
>> 45-50 mph, because that was a more appropriate speed for the conditions.
>> On other days, when it's been clear and traffic light, I've driven the
>> same stretch at 85-90 mph. Again, the conditions dictated what a safe
>> speed is, not some arbitrary number on a sign.


>Yup.


>And if the system expects us to be trusted (and held responsible) when
>conditions dictate traveling at *less* than the posted limit, then why
>does it all-of-a-sudden assume we cannot be trusted when conditions are
>obviously good enough to allow traveling at *greater* than that limit?


The question to ask is why the limit is so low as to make reasonable
speeds unlawful.
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Old January 8th 05, 06:59 AM
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So you decide what laws to obey, huh??

 




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