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Re: NMA STUDY




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>In other words, people go to Traffic School because they've gotten a
>speeding ticket... likely more than one.  When I say "your sample is
>biased" I mean it isn't representative of the driving public at large
>... since the majority of them haven't gotten any tickets recently.  

Was the key word there RECENTLY???  The majority of the
California driving public HAS gotten traffic tickets.  My students
are absolutely, positively a cross sections of ALL OF US.
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>You know, NOTHING in anything you've written suggests that you've 
>asked any of these folks the key question:
>
>  If the speed limit were set to a little above your comfortable speed for
>  the road in question, would you still drive at 10 or 15 mph above the 
>  new limit?
>

Here's the answer to THAT question.  In the areas where they raised it
up to 65....they go faster than the speed of light.  They had the relativity
of going from 55 to now a percieved BETTER speed, and STILL speed.

On the city streets, the relativity is STILL the same for the reasons I
have stated.....Jaime....it has LITTLE do do with percieved unfairness
(Maybe it is for YOU), but more to do with basic human nature and attitude
when it comes to driving...get away with as much as I can for as long
as I can.  My students have admitted as much in class, and they are
just people like you and I who just got caught.  They are no different
from all the others who went zooming by THEM who didn't.

Jaime.....understand.....I WANT the speed limits raised to something
both safe and comfortable.  I do NOT want people unfairly cited for
ANYTHING.  There are plenty of peope who will break the law
fairly and get caught and my classes will STILL be filled (for those
who believe that my motivation is $$$, which it isn't, but believe
what you will....I care?)  I am only saying that THIS study, as FACTUAL
as it is, only addresses a symptom, and NOT the disease.

Kenny Morse
"Mr. Traffic"




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