Nate Nagel wrote:

> Dale DePriest wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> Hans-Georg Michna wrote:
>>
>>> On Fri, 03 Dec 2004 10:58:24 -0500, Alex Rodriguez
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Too bad. Horsepower is a safety feature. It just takes some driver
>>>> education
>>>> to learn how to use it as such.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Alex,
>>>
>>> perhaps we should concede that a situation, in which more
>>> horsepower is the only way out to safety, is exceedingly rare.
>>
>>
>>
>> In addition, no amount of education will prevent some people from
>> misusing the power and causing more safety issues.
>>
>> Dale
>>
>
> I'm not sure what you're arguing, here - but just about *anything* can
> be (and is) misused by the incompetent or stupid.
>
> nate
>

I suggesting the the statement that all people need is "just some
education" to be safe with a huge amound of horsepower is very
idealistic. People who are completely sane in other areas will misuse a
car with lots of horses more often than they will be able to use it as a
safety feature.

Dale

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