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Old June 30th, 2010, 12:05 PM   #19
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Originally Posted by Ramen View Post
In driver's ed, we were taught to not swerve or lock up the brakes in a car if a small animal crosses the road. Either may cause you to lose control and possibly put other drivers at risk.

It sucks, but there are plenty of critters out there and it's both cheaper and easier to fix a car than a human being.
All True.... This is one of those "implied contracts with society" moments.

When you get behind the wheel of a car and drive on a highway where the average speed is 60mph or above (sometimes way above), you are essentially depending upon everyone else on the road to behave in a rational and predictable manner in the interest of the common good.

By choosing to drive on a highway at highway speeds you've essentially signed a contract with all the other drivers around you to drive right on over those cute, fuzzy little critters rather than endangering the lives of the other drivers around you.
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