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Old 10-07-2014, 08:52 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by elhigh View Post
Imagine some grandma tooling down the road at 5-under when suddenly some big Odyssey goes wailing by at Warp Factor Three. You might startle her into an unintentional lane change or something. Even if you're halfway into the next county by the time her fender hits the guardrail, that's actually an accident you caused.
Disagree.

If grandma can't handle a surprise while driving, she should hang up her license. Her car has mirrors, she should be paying attention if there's someone coming up behind her. Could just as easily be an emergency vehicle or wildlife wandering onto the road etc.
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