Re: NIP arrived.

Adrian wrote:
> PC Paul (me@xxxxxxxx) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were
> saying :
>
>> Driving that way in another place (or even the same place at another
>> time) would *not* have caused a skid. So how can that be the cause?
>
> Nor would driving in that way at the same place at a different time -
> so it can't *possibly* be the driving that causes the danger, can it?
>
>> (Tongue in cheek... there are a number of causes. The leaves are one
>> of them.)
>
> Not quite - the idiots who don't think "Oooh. Autumn. Wet leaves.
> Slippery. Slow down" is the only root cause. Everything else can be
> traced back to that. Especially if that corner gets leaves EVERY
> autumn, and the majority of road users are locals.

Are 'there are a number of causes. The leaves are one of them.' and 'The
only *root* cause is the idiots who...' incompatible?

I think not.


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