Steve Lamb wrote: > Mitja Podreka wrote: >> It can comfortably run at speeds which are within the >> speed limits and is probably as safe as >> Hummer and similar monsters. > > If you think "well within speed limits" and "safe" are one and the > same, > you're sorely mistaken. What a lot of politicians and public safety > officials are finally waking up to is that the problem isn't the 99 cars > going in the > same direction at 80mph. It's the idiot out in the left lane doing 65mph > "because it's the speed limit" and obstructing the other vehicles. > > Speed is not nearly as dangerous as the *difference of speed*.
No kidding. I wish Oregon's legislature would get this one through thier thick skulls. Maximum lawful speeds for any conditions in Oregon is 99 for autos, 55 for bigrigs (anything faster is a misdemeanor). No matter how many times you do it, it's still a little hairy passing a triple with 20-25 MPH speed difference in normal intercity traffic. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
