"J. Clarke" wrote in message

I'm wondering how long it will be before the Federal government
starts
requiring "TruckStop", a huge solid fuel rocket motor that stops the
truck once, no matter what, slagging it down in the process.

Several of us worked on the implementation of air brake ABS that the
government mandated in 1975, and learned how unwise it is to trust a
lawyer to fix your brakes.

Better to send a good mechanic to Congress:
http://bass.house.gov/index.php?opti... Itemid=400197
"rebuilding old cars in his barn"

His father Perkins was known in Congress as "small-mouthed Bass", to
distinguish him from Tennessee's flamboyant Rep. Ross Bass.

jsw