Clinton Signed It!

Excerpts from netnews.rec.autos.antique: 2-Dec-95 Re: Clinton Signed It!

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> : Of course, to keep this topical in R.A.S.Simulators, I'll point out > : that I only drink "simulated" beer. :-) > I've been thinking that with computing power in the state it is today > (and i'm not just talking PC's, think bigger) it's possible to come up > with a realistic driving simulation to test people seeking licenses and > renewals. Send people on a 'drive' to test their defensive skills and also > put them in potential accident situations. The computer would keep score > so there's no cheating or tester subjectivity, and the test 'route' would > be randomized so every driver gets a different order of scenarios. > Comments?

I love it. Only possible problems I can forsee... obviously cost, and all the dumbasses who are now going to fail the exam so the test will have to be "dumbed down." Geez, I wish that everyone didn't think it was their god-given right to have a license. later, N

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>: [Newsgroups trimmed!] >: >You see, the limit isn't what _I_ feel is R&P, it's what the court and its >: >representative, the officer, thinks is R&P, and I can't read their minds. >: But isn't the onus on them to _prove_ that you weren't R&P?? >True, but right now the onus is on them to prove you were speeding, and >the judge will always take the officer's word. Probably the same will >happen with r&p. >"Your honor, in my opinion, in travelling at 75 mph, Mr. Smith was >travelling in excess of what was r & p for the road, weather conditions, >etc."

That doesn't constitute proof. IMHO. It's supposition by an observer. " And here's the proof: Visibility in all directions exceeded braking distance by a very wide margin. The car is fully maintained and roadworthy. I was neither intoxicated, under the influence of psychoactive ***, or tired. I have previously driven the same vehicle in the same manner under the same or similar conditions in the same location on over 200 un-eventful occasions. " -- Bernd Felsche {speaking for himself} MetaPro Systems Pty Ltd, 130 Fauntleroy Avenue, Redcliffe, Western Australia 6104 Phone: +61 9 479 3722 Fax: +61 9 479 3720