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'* ft may also seem that
Montanans will be forced to
endure a great many ca? ‘crashes
before the imprudent are weeded

out of the system. But fast drivers

are not necessarily crazy people
~with a death wish, nor do they *
drive about looking for things to ,

~terash into (this is not to say that”

there are not crazy drivers out
there, but they shouldn't necessari-
ly be lumped in with people who

: drive fast). *

A case in point can be taken »
“from our very own highways: On-
"many occasions we have all wit-
“nessed 100 km-h (62 i.p.h.) traf,
fic in 80 km- -h (50 m.p.h:) speed
-zones where the prudent drivers go -

"4 with the flow, it's sitaply reason-

“able.‘Granted, a speed limit is.
~ being broken, but another law that”

tells drivers to have “,..feasonable’

consideration for other persons:
using thé highway” is being ©
obeyed in spades. - ;

Those of you “uncomfortable
with these speeds, or if.you drive :
a vehicle incapable of these.
speeds’ (e.g. my “72. Volkswagen :
Van) then’ you should be in the
right lane since it’s the law, as has
' been discussed in previous

- columns, (Those: of you'that want!

r to argue semantics should first: - |
‘fead the Motor Vehicle Act to dis-

cover how contradictory it can
often be.)

It is likeiy,- however, that ae.
-week or two of havoc may occur |
-in Montana; a period of transition:
"as drivers find a:comfortable; rea-
_igonable. and prudent speed. ,
 Weally, na.serigts crashes will
“occur, at least no more than are
already occurring between unrea-
"sonable drivers and their victims,
‘By the way, when the'U.S; raised
the highway speed limit from 55

‘m.p.h. (90 km-h) to.65 m.9.h...
105 km-h) less traffic fatalities
“were recorded! :

On B.C.’s roads, speed kills.

- There’s no denying that. But

specd in itself is rarely the cause ”

of crashes, rather, merely:a “con-

tributing factor.” ve
Stupidity kills. Selfishness

: kills. Nonsensical driving kills.
“The Jack of common sense kills.

"Unfortunately, there are. |

‘enough British Columbians (and ”

ests) driving unreasonably and.
imprudently.that changes te our.

speed limit laws. are unlikely,
which is too bad... ee

I, for one, would appreciate it’

all drivers were forced to be rea-

sonable and prudent: Good luck,
Montana, be safe. ;

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