[geeks] Stuff fo' sale

[Mike Meredith]

On Wed, 16 Aug 2006 13:02:40 -0400, Charles Shannon Hendrix wrote:
> Tue, 15 Aug 2006 @ 18:34 +0100, Mike Meredith said:
> > When I was learning to drive, approaching an intersection at 'full
> > speed' was called dangerous driving.
> 
> When I was learning to drive, using blanket policy was called
> dangerous driving, and reality proved it true almost daily.
> 
> It's dangerous to constantly change speed on major throughways.  Good
> steady speed is a lot safer than everyone slowing at intersections.
> 
> A major problem, of course, is that there are often too many
> intersections on the main artery roads.

I think we're talking about different kinds of roads ... I'm *not*
thinking of anything that could be called a 'major throughway'. If you
tried to maintain a steady speed on the road outside my flat, you'd
be moving at 5mph.

> In any case, shortening the yellow time is dangerous and wrong,
> period.

I guess so.