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"I’ve found that about 10% of drivers truly identify the speed limit sign and drive at or near that limit" I really hope this is not the case

awinter-py 10y ago
Former FDA chief john nestor was known in DC for setting his cruise control to 55 and parking in the left lane. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Nestor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Nestor Some cops claim that aggressive traffic enforcement leads to knock-on effects in reducing gun crime: https://www.nhtsa.gov/staticfiles/nti/pdf/809689.pdf https://www.nhtsa.gov/staticfiles/nti/pdf/809689.pdf > Gun seizures by police in the target area increased by more than 65 percent, while gun crimes declined in the target area by 49 percent It probably makes sense -- any kind of warrantless search has the potential to decrease crime.
- wyager 10y ago
  I'm not surprised that someone with a psychopathic desire to inconvenience people would seek employment in government bureaucracy.
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  - username3 10y ago
    That "psychopath" was the major force in bringing to light the effects of Thalidomide in the early 1960s. He stood up to drug companies. > A plot was hatched, fueled by indignation: "By God, I've paid taxes for a long time -- and more than a lot of those trucks." First he consulted with the commonwealth attorney's office and other traffic authorities to ensure that his plan was legal, that passing on the right was acceptable on multilane highways and that traveling over 55, even to pass, was against the law. https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1984/11/21/john-nestor-strife-in-the-fast-lane/177dbb31-aeed-499e-8be4-9de519efd37a/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1984/11/21/...
thomastjeffery 10y ago
It's definitely true in my experience, or rather that those people drive at 5-10mph slower. This problem is exasperated in those small towns where overzealous officers strictly enforce a ridiculously limit, simply to fill their ticket quotas.

awinter-py 10y ago

Former FDA chief john nestor was known in DC for setting his cruise control to 55 and parking in the left lane. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Nestor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Nestor Some cops claim that aggressive traffic enforcement leads to knock-on effects in reducing gun crime: https://www.nhtsa.gov/staticfiles/nti/pdf/809689.pdf https://www.nhtsa.gov/staticfiles/nti/pdf/809689.pdf > Gun seizures by police in the target area increased by more than 65 percent, while gun crimes declined in the target area by 49 percent It probably makes sense -- any kind of warrantless search has the potential to decrease crime.

wyager 10y ago
I'm not surprised that someone with a psychopathic desire to inconvenience people would seek employment in government bureaucracy.
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- username3 10y ago
  That "psychopath" was the major force in bringing to light the effects of Thalidomide in the early 1960s. He stood up to drug companies. > A plot was hatched, fueled by indignation: "By God, I've paid taxes for a long time -- and more than a lot of those trucks." First he consulted with the commonwealth attorney's office and other traffic authorities to ensure that his plan was legal, that passing on the right was acceptable on multilane highways and that traveling over 55, even to pass, was against the law. https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1984/11/21/john-nestor-strife-in-the-fast-lane/177dbb31-aeed-499e-8be4-9de519efd37a/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1984/11/21/...

thomastjeffery 10y ago

It's definitely true in my experience, or rather that those people drive at 5-10mph slower. This problem is exasperated in those small towns where overzealous officers strictly enforce a ridiculously limit, simply to fill their ticket quotas.