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Originally Posted by GtiGyver
Very sad, and unfortunate. Kids under 25 almost always feel invincible, then this happens.
One thing though. can people in the US stop saying "high rate of speed" ?
It means nothing. High speed, sure. Rate of speed? No.
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Absolutely "high rate of speed" means something. Rate, as in ratio, directly proportionate to the rate in which they were traversing.
Would you rather us say: Extraordinary frequency of haste, great degree of rapidity, elevated proportion of momentum, exceptional percentage of velocity, astounding level of acceleration? I'll stop here but can do this all day. My job is, metaphorically, writing documents to make them sound fancier than they are in reality.