the point of written regulations is making it possible to always find one you've violated, after some accident.
this proves it's not the agency's fault, which is what is needed under such circumstances.
DALLAS -- The U.S. Department of Transportation is investigating why its regulators gave a satisfactory rating to the company involved in last month's fatal bus fire for almost two years before deciding it was hazardous to the public.
``I must give him his due. He has considerably cretinized me.'' Lautréamont
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