Date:         Fri, 1 Feb 2013 13:38:34 -0800
Reply-To:     Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From:         Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject:      Re: FRIDAY: a question of responsibility
Comments: To: Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
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how about 'incompetent driving in icy conditions' ?

Most people are not very good drivers really when it comes to handling
and traction dynamics.
It's not uncommon to pass SUV's spun off into the ditch in a common snow
storm, in my experience.


On 2/1/2013 10:30 AM, Jim Felder wrote:
> How many times a year do we read or hear something like this:
>
> "Icy conditions caused a 17-car pileup along interstate XX"
>
> compared to something like this:
>
> "bad driving and poor judgement caused a 17-car pileup along interstate XX."
>
> Now, if a tree falls on a driver or something like that, I can see blaming
> that on the weather.
>
> But a pileup?
>
> Jim
>