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They are. "CHP issued 2,493 citations statewide for speeding more than 100 mph, compared to 1,335 last year." -https://abc7news.com/chp-coronavirus-stay-home-

• throwaway0a5e 6y ago
  People are now more free to drive whatever speed they find reasonable rather than the speed of other traffic. The long tails of the curve are coming out. There's probably just as many people taking advantage of the ability to comfortably drive below the mean traffic speed we just don't know about them because we don't ticket them so they don't generate data.
  • standardUser 6y ago
    "...we just don't know about them..." We also don't care about them nearly as much because it's driving fast that leads to greater injury and death, not driving more slowly.
    • AnimalMuppet 6y ago
      The delta matters, not just the absolute velocity. If people are driving 100, someone driving 50 is a bigger hazard than someone driving 80.