> There must also be quite a few countries which have no speed limit in
> much of their area. Afghanistan may well be one, especially at
> present, and you would probably find that fast driving is presently
> both encouraged and commonly understood.

The faster you go, the less blown up you get.
To paraphrase -
Afghanistan is an example where exceeding the speed limit saves
lives.

I thought you were taking the opposite stance. :-)

> In this country at least, if any group has a single interest issue
> that is REALLY important to a small but significant portion of the
> population then they can form a political party and have enough weight
> to be sure that their views are listened to. This is a result of our
> "MMP" proportional voting system and the relatively fine balance of
> power. Maybe you need to agitate to change your voting system or pack
> up your car and ship it across the Tasman to NZ and set up a new
> political party? :-)

No, that won't work. "Speeding" doesn't pass the syllable test. The
criteria for these sorts of things is that the subject matter has more
syllables than "envelope". If it meets that criteria, it is too
complicated for the other politians and the views of trendy lefty
weirdo hippie has-beens must take precedence over years of
research by experts in the field.

Steve.

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TLA Microsystems Ltd         Microcontroller Specialists
PO Box 15-680, New Lynn      http://www.tla.co.nz
Auckland, New Zealand        ph  +64 9 820-2221
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