Al salaam a'alaykum Bob

27 Jul 03 12:47, Bob Lawrence wrote to John Tserkezis:

 >> on the back road around Oran Park I let the Skyline have its
 >> head. The spped limit was 90, which is pathetic, but I didn't top
 >> 120. That's all I'm good for now.

 JT>> You're getting old Bob. (couldn't resist that stab)

 BL>  No, it's true. I can even drive at 50K in a 50K limit. It sort-of
 BL> turns your awareness down. I don't know how it afects other people,
 BL> but when I drove at 80K (normal in a 60K limit) I was alert and
 BL> watched everything. Now, at 60K (or 70, 90, whatever they post) I 
 BL> just drift along half-asleep.

I whole heartedly agree. There is no stimulus driving at the speed limit,
so the brain goes into stand-by mode. You still squash the kid even though
you were only doing 50kph.
[...]
 >> Bad driver, probably panicked. But the fuckwit cops put it down
 >> to speed. Durr... *every* crash is caused by speed.

 JT>> I love the "there's no such thing as safe speeding" cry. True,
 JT>> the only safe speed is 0. You can't hit anything if you're not
 JT>> moving.

 BL>  Unless a truck runs up your arse.

It was him speeding that time.

If exceeding the speed limit is so bloody dangerous, then increase the
limit to 320Kph. Very few would exceed it, and we'd all be safe.

Better still, follow the NT's lead and have no open road limit. The road
deaths up there don't reflect the "speed kills" dogma.

Regards,
David

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