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Old Apr 1, 2007 | 1:13 pm
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gilpin
 
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Originally Posted by pred02
On European highways, cursing speeds can be of 100 mph or faster...When you cut someone off on 95 the breaking possibility at 70 mph is a lot less then at 100 mph.
That's an extraordinary malaprop; it's even more ironic than one might think. Cruising over 100 mph on the designated zone of Autobahn won't get you a ticket, but "cursing" very well could result in a fine at any speed!
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