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From: ped@bunkerb.UUCP (Paul)
Newsgroups: net.followup
Subject: Fast Driving Not The Cause
Message-ID: <289@bunkerb.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 8-Feb-84 08:47:18 EST
Article-I.D.: bunkerb.289
Posted: Wed Feb  8 08:47:18 1984
Date-Received: Fri, 10-Feb-84 02:29:53 EST
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     In response to the fellow who said that speeding causes 
most accidents, I FIRMLY disagree. I have noticed MANY times 
that the cause seems to be more from lack of judgement. I watch 
a driver doing 50 miles a hour in the snow, then some slow 
driver pulls out in front of him, just like they would on a dry 
road not leaving the fast driver enough time to stop. I see the
same thing on dry roads. A driver should look in his mirror
TWO or THREE times so that he can judge the speed which someone
is doing. To look once see a hole and jump in when the approaching
drive is closing the gap fast has caused about 6 out of 7
accidents that I have seen in the past 2 years.