Comments on: The Weekly Carnage http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/10/09/the-weekly-carnage-86/ Covering the New York City Streets Renaissance Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:07:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Larry Littlefield http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/10/09/the-weekly-carnage-86/comment-page-1/#comment-132481 Larry Littlefield Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:06:19 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=63821#comment-132481 "The case remained under investigation, but Loriquet said it was dark and wet at the time of the accident. There have been no charges filed." It was 32 years ago, but I have a good long term memory. In driver's ed, I was told that the speed limits are permssive, and reflective of ideal conditions. If the weather is bad or it is dark, you could be considered speeding at lower speeds. And night vision declines much more rapidly than day vision as you age -- I've experienced it, and drive slower at night. “The case remained under investigation, but Loriquet said it was dark and wet at the time of the accident. There have been no charges filed.”

It was 32 years ago, but I have a good long term memory. In driver’s ed, I was told that the speed limits are permssive, and reflective of ideal conditions. If the weather is bad or it is dark, you could be considered speeding at lower speeds. And night vision declines much more rapidly than day vision as you age — I’ve experienced it, and drive slower at night.

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