Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!floyd!whuxle!mit-eddie!genrad!decvax!ittvax!bunker!bunkerb!ped 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 References: erix.244 Lines: 12 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.