Here's something my friend emailed me about a week ago.

"With over 4 million miles of highways in the United States it is obvious that there is a lot of driving going on. The U.S. is number one in the world in traffic fatalities(that is ahead of Germany and the famous Auttobahn). In 2002, 42,815 Americans died on U.S. highways. That number is four times the gun deaths in the U.S. 42,815 is also the approximate student population at U.T. Austin. In a society that packages fear and scape-goats, we have both to blame. You hear all these reports on SUV's rolling over, so watch out a SUV might roll on you. I don't buy that, but don't get me wrong I will not purchase a gas guzzler in the future.When was the last time a car parked in your drive way killed somebody? Well can you blame road rage? Sure why not, road rage accounts for only 1,500 of those deaths. Well then I need to blame somebody right, well it is just driver error that causes all these deaths. Oh yes, I also blame law enforcement too, because for some reason cops pull everyone over on the third weekend of the month. With so many fast and furious want to be's on the road the national highway system is not your personal race track. Its not just young punks behind the wheel, you have old people who think they own the road; with illegal lane changes and no turn signal, refuse to check bind spots they drive all over the road (and I do mean that literally). Yes don't forget middle age and middle American driver too, the soccer mon or the dad in a business suit. Just because you are not young enough to get harassed by cops, or not old enough to die the road is not yours for the taking. Think about this, how many middle aged drivers do you see on the side of the road after an accident? Quite a few, maybe a few too many. So think about this how good are your driving habits? Are you the best driver on the road, or are you the only driver."

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