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Old 09-09-09, 04:34 PM
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Sadly, I think that there are too many drivers that fit.
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Naw, Rev. jim was smarter than most of the yahoo's on the street today.
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Naw, Rev. jim was smarter than most of the yahoo's on the street today.
I think that the best line in that scene was Judd Hirsch's "What am I worried about? Two things, either they won't issue him a license to drive in this city, or that they will."
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OK that was in jest... being a TV sitcom and all; but what happens when someone that can't read, or can't understand English, comes across a sign like this:

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OK that was in jest... being a TV sitcom and all; but what happens when someone that can't read, or can't understand English, comes across a sign like this:

Truthfully and sadly we will end up with an accident maiming or killing more then one pedestrian.
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OK that was in jest... being a TV sitcom and all; but what happens when someone that can't read, or can't understand English, comes across a sign like this:
Drivers illiterate in English may give their attention to watching for pedestrians and even cyclists rather than reading signs.
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Originally Posted by gcottay
Drivers illiterate in English may give their attention to watching for pedestrians and even cyclists rather than reading signs.
Right...
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