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From: carlton@masscomp.UUCP (Carlton Hommel)
Newsgroups: net.books,net.auto
Subject: Not Pornography but Driving
Message-ID: <210@masscomp.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 20-Jan-85 13:47:10 EST
Article-I.D.: masscomp.210
Posted: Sun Jan 20 13:47:10 1985
Date-Received: Tue, 22-Jan-85 06:23:43 EST
References: <122@unccvax.UUCP>
Reply-To: carlton@masscomp.UUCP (Carlton Hommel)
Organization: Masscomp - Westford, MA
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Summary: 

In article <122@unccvax.UUCP> dsi@unccvax.UUCP writes:
>
>     Actually, there was a half-decent (and methodologically correct) study
>in the Journal of Communication about two years ago.
> ...It was shown that exposure
>to even "non-hurtful" films with explicit sexual content ...
> had the nonlinear result of changing the
>students' attitudes towards certain sexual crimes and perfectly normal acts.

After seeing "Mad Max", "Road Warrior", and playing _Car Wars_ all in one
weekend, I noticed my driving became much more aggressive.  (_Car Wars_ is a
neat simulation of autodueling in the near future.  Its slogan is "Drive
Offensively.")  After several complaints from my wife, I toned down, but
it still 'helped' me in my day to day Boston commuting.  Of course, I had
read about how to squeeze someone, and the 'proper' use of turn signals,
but until I saw it on the screen, and simulated it on paper, I never had
the impetus to do it in my personal 1 ton weapon.

Is my driving safer?  Well, yes and no.  I now know _how_ to do it, but
rarely do so.  Similarly, with a baby on the way, I seldom speed over 60mph
but my '72 Impala has the oomph to zwoop to 80mph in an emergency much faster
than modern econocars, which I consider to be safer.  

Further discussion should go just to net.auto.  Personally, I feel the 
pornography stuff should leave net.books, too.

	Carl Hommel
Wife:  If you do that again I'm taking a taxi home!
Husband:  Look, I only got the front wheels of the stroller.  The kid is fine.