On 5 Aug 2003 11:07:57 -0700, (pac plyer) wrote:

(Corky Scott) wrote:

pac plyer, just because you can do what many do doesn't mean you
should. If everyone ignored the rules of the road we'd have anarchy
and no one would be safe unless driving an armored car. And only then
until everyone else got one too. reasonable stuff snipped
Corky Scott

Pac sez:

Actually Corky, that's really not true. "Everyone" in many third
world countries does ignore all the rules of the road. They ride in
the same kind of cars that you and I do, and because speeds are so
gridlocked due to ignoring stoplights and roadsigns, the fatality
rate, while attmittedly worse than the U.S. is acceptable to them.

Hmmm, "acceptable to them." Did you ask them? Just because they
suffer a higher fatality rate than the U. S., with (I'm guessing)
fewer cars doesn't mean they think it's acceptable. It may be a fact
of life but that doesn't mean they think it's ok.

Anyway, I still suggest that the best response to an unacceptable
comment is silence.

Corky Scott