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Originally posted by primal
I did understand your point I was just exagerrating this aspect of it "I am a big proponent of doing what's right and admitting fault and taking responsibility for my actions.". To me that says if you murdered someone you would turn yourself in. You know that's the right thing to do so you wouldn't wait until you're caught. So in the same vein if you knew you were speeding you'd just send a check. It was just a joke. I just thought that the righteousness in your statement sounded a little too absolute. I meant no disrespect.
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If I murder someone it would only be in defense of myself or my family, not sure if I would need to turn myself in since the cops would more than likely be called to the scene anyway from the victim's screams. No disrespect taken and none intended in your direction either. But, I still stand by what I said about doing the right thing and taking responsibility for my actions. I don't think a lot of people do that anymore, at least not what I can tell from the news.
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My point is that our highway safety could be greatly improved if we required the training and proficiency that Germany does. I think the effects of speed are over exagerated in America. Just having a similar lane etiquette would improve safety. Here people drive whatever speed they want in any lane.
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I went through 30 hours of classroom instruction and 12 hours of "road instruction" in driver's ed in high school. I think that you're right, it should be a mandate. You're still required, at least in NH, to pass a written test with at least an 80% and you have to pass a road test with no less than a 95%. Granted the road test is subjective based on the city worker riding along with you. There should be some follow up every ten years or so.
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wrktime, I respect you and never intended any harm with my statements. This subject interests me and if you want to discuss it further I think we should start a new thread. I'd love to see any research that counters any of my statements. I realize that the info I linked to doesn't come from the best sources in the world so if we continue the discussion I think we should all do more in depth research.
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Again, no disrespect taken and no harm done. I am simply a passionate advocate for what I think, even if others don't agree with me.