*** Quoting Blake Bowers from a message to Mark Raciborski ***
 MR> rupturing it costing millions in repairs to it, flooding the tunnels
 MR> insides, totalling the 200 or so cars inside it, and possably killing
 MR> a few hundred people due to drowning? who cares about all that, we
BB> Mark, 
BB> Might I suggest you call the tunnel authority, and ask them
BB> to explain to you the improbability of this happening?
Grin, thanks.  I was about to post same.  I live in the same area he does so 
I know the two tunnels he speaks of.  We've had huge heavily loaded 18 
wheelers roll over and crash in them and no such problem.
You'd have to take one at 100 MPH at a direct frontal crash to hurt the 
tunnel walls.  Obvuously that's physically impossible.  Anything else is just 
a sideswipe, which may kill many people, but wont hurt the tunnel.  Happens 
all the time from idiots who insist on speeding, and trying to pass other 
cars in the tunnel.  (Passing is strictly forbidden but fools try it all the 
time).
We have 3 major tunnels here.  Down town one is 35 MPH (If curves quite a 
bit), and the other 2 are 55 unless posted otherwise at times (they have 
signs to tell you and can change them electronically).  Worst problem is 
idiots who tailgate, trying to firce the car infront to 'speed' beyond safe 
limits.  I *hate* that.  Causes most of the accidents.  
Might add, these tunnels get *extremely* heavy use.  Has to do with the fact 
that in some areas, they are the *only* way to get from point A to point B.
                                       xxcarol
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