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Old 02-08-2007, 04:43 PM   #511 (permalink)
Matthew T. Russotto
 
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Re: Buses with racks go a long way

In article <bearclaw-79CACD.18354207022007@news.supernews.com>,
<bearclaw@cruller.invalid> wrote:
>
>Practically every police agency in the nation has data indicating that
>almost *all* vehicular "accidents" (GOD, I HATE that term) are
>AVOIDABLE.


Do they, now?

>That means that when "accidents" happen, they happen because drivers
>don't want to avoid them.


Hmm. There's a premise and a conclusion... but nothing joining them.

>Ergo, most "accidents" happen because the
>driver at fault wishes, at some level, for them to happen.


Well, this conclusion appears to follow from the last one, but it's
still out on a little island of fantasy.
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