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- From: rjwade@rainbow.ecn.purdue.edu (Robert J. Wade)
- Subject: Re: shoud there be two different licences
- Message-ID: <1992Nov12.131954.1850@noose.ecn.purdue.edu>
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- Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network
- References: <1992Nov12.013141.7090@wam.umd.edu>
- Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 13:19:54 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov12.013141.7090@wam.umd.edu> jailbird@next02wor.wam.umd.edu (serial killer) writes:
- >
- >
- >
- >Hey people,
- >
- >What do you think about this
- >
- >Should we have a one licence to operate a manual transmisssion and one for
- >automatic, ecept if you know how to drive a mnual you can drive a auto
- >with no problem. I'm asking this because I almost crashed in to someone
- >who borrowed his friends car with a 5 speed which he didn't know how to
- >drive at all. He was going about 50 in 4th gear and downshifted into first
- >while his tires locked up.
- >
- >Why should a person be allowed to drive a 5 speed unless he has proven he
- >knows how to? This person could be endangering other people on the road we
- >speak
-
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- oh nooooooooooooooo! sounds like someone wants to run for office!
- and then what next...dirfferent license for 4speed auto...different license
- for cars with different power steering ratios?? relax...people have to go
- out and learn...what about the 16 year old who is out driving for his first
- time alone...he/she will run into some situations that he/she does not have
- experience at.
-