Bought gas today at $1.98 THANKS DEMOCRATS 3246fclaugus I totally agree with your point that a shortage of refinery's is part of the cause of high gas prices. And who could blame oil companies for not investing in new refineries during the...
But he wasn't "speeding". "Speeding" is going faster than the numbers on the sign. He was "Driving too fast for conditions" which is what a ticket would say if he got it just for going too fast for conditions.
You have to be able to see the car in front before you know you're too close to it. In heavy rain, U can get too close to it before you can actually see it. In those conditions, its also equally dangerous to go very slow, as you may get hit by someone else that also cannot see you in time to be able to stop or slow sufficiently.
Some conditions are just too bad to drive in safely.
Or maybe simply not experienced enough to be able to recognize this as a dangerous situation.
I'm surprised someone hasn't jumped in with the standard, "You're too stupid to drive" line, and how he ought to have his licensed revoked forever, etc. This is not the group to come to for rational discussion of a problem, or much of anything else except maybe entertaining rants...
Or simply inexperienced enough to not recognize the dangerous situation.
Get a lawyer. Can't hurt, might help.
Dave Head
