Miata Mailing List: March 2000, Message #357

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From: "Jyri J. Virkki" <jyri@virkki.com>
Subject:Re: radar detector recommendations - possible evidence for dismissal (nmc)
Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2000 16:52:49 -0500

Once upon a time Nandaholz@aol.com wrote:
>
> with good visibility, Lawrence Expressway = 3 lanes wide @ 50mph, more curv
> than G.A.P. with worse visibility, and Arques = 2 lanes wide @ 40 mph, worst 
> visibility, and curves???? Even more perplexed now, after trying to apply 
> logic to these speed limits. 

Logic's good, you're just applying the wrong rules, by assuming the
goal is in some way related to safety or common sense. Silly
assumptions! No, the goal is a very specific one: Maximize revenue. 
Once you start from this premise, as politicians do, it all makes sense.


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Jyri J. Virkki - Santa Cruz, California - Linux: The Choice of a GNU Generation
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