Accidents are a daily occurrence on the I-10 freeway through the Coachella Valley, racking up an alarming annual fatality rate. Another tangle with an 18-wheeler at a merging on-ramp involving 3 vehicles was received with dismay by most of the bloggers today, who commented on both the frequency and the severity of the accidents. As good, concerned citizens, they also included the warning to drivers to be vigilant behind the wheel and heed the posted speed limit of 70 mph.
Amazingly, another driver took a different approach, chastising all the old people driving the posted speed limit and creating road hazards for those who don't hold their speed to 70 mph. As the blogger put it, "The road was built for speeds up to 100 mph, so if you aren't willing to drive the freeway the way it's meant to be driven, get the hell off the road."
The thought occurred to me that perhaps the I-10 was designed for speeds up to 100 mph, but not so the human body.
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totally agree O(∩_∩)O
Anyway, the situation here is better than China. My aunt works in "Chinese DMV", so my cousin had the driver lisence when he was 14 years old without any tests; astonishly, this is a comment thing in China, so the fatality rate is 3 times than Americans.
Obviously the person who wrote that comment doesn't get it-- that interstate was built, what, 50 years ago? Yes, it has been expanded since then, but it was really meant for truck drivers to get goods to and from CA, not for every day traffic.
Oh, and also, just because you CAN drive 100 on it doesn't mean that is what it was designed for or is best for you and the others on the road. Some pretty narrow reasoning going on in that brain. He obviously hasn't had you for a teacher. ;-)
*bainti
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