Scott en Aztl=E1n wrote:
> On Fri, 15 Jul 2005 15:04:04 -0700, John David Galt
> > wrote:
>
> >Of course, this situation is marginally less safe than if everyone
> >followed at a safe stopping distance. But the only step in the chain
> >that can sensibly be changed is step 1. So long as that law stands, the
> >possibility of these pileups must be regarded as one of the unavoidable
> >risks of driving on the freeway.
>
> Except that none of the people in the video were doing "LA Lane
> Changes" or tailgating. The video merely shows a bunch of dumb****s
> who aren't paying attention to what's in front of them.

You have to cut them some slack. How can you expect them to pay
attention to what is happening when they have a phone stuck in their
ear and eyes firmly locked on the trunk of the car in front of them.

Harry K