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From: dwc@hou2b.UUCP (D.CHEN)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: re:speeding and tailgating
Message-ID: <596@hou2b.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 16-Aug-85 04:17:38 EDT
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Posted: Fri Aug 16 04:17:38 1985
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>For instance: a highway on which EVERYONE is doing 65.  If you
>drive at 55 under those circumstances, you're going to be rear-ended
>sooner or later.  If you flow along with everyone else, you're going
>to get a speeding ticket sooner or later.

i reject the premise that you will get rear-ended driving at 55 on
the highways.  especially if you are courteous and stay to the right.
has anyone out there ever been rear-ended while doing 55?  has anyone
out there rear-ended others that were going 55?  if you are going to
rear-end someone when they are going 55 and you are going 65, imagine
the pile ups that would occur when the other people that are going 65
slow down to 45 when they get that radar signal warning.

the fact is, if you are driving faster as a result of everyone else
going fast, then you can tell there's a cop when everyone in front of
you hits their brakes...if you ever take your eyes off the rear bumper
of the car in front of you and if you are not tailgating in addition
to speeding.

the threat of getting caught for speeding keeps me at reasonable speeds.