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> I think they should set things like speed limits high enough that there is no reason to break them. I mean... that's not why the limit is there. The limit i
by SketchySeaBeast 6y ago
> I think they should set things like speed limits high enough that there is no reason to break them.
I mean... that's not why the limit is there. The limit isn't "how fast can you possibly go without feeling out of control", it's "how fast can you possibly safely go". Are they still operating with 20th century cars in mind? Yeah, but it's hard to argue that a school zone should be 60 MPH.
- nitrogen 6y agoYeah, but it's hard to argue that a school zone should be 60 MPH. Most people who complain about speed limits are complaining about freeways, not surface streets.
- toast0 6y agoYou clearly don't live in a community that likes putting 25 mph signs all over the place.
- pnutjam 6y agoWe already have pretty draconian enforcement in school zones. And I am arguing for how safe can you safely go, it's just way too low.
- SketchySeaBeast 6y agoI've heard that it's not the absolute velocity on a freeway that's the issue, but instead the relative velocity of all drivers. A speed limit that all can comfortably hit keeps that to within a much more narrow band than a speed limit that some wouldn't be able to comfortably hit.
- boring_twenties 6y agoAt least in Germany it seems that people routinely drive 100km/h on the same road as people doing 250, and they have fewer fatalities per passenger mile than we do in the US. I would guess it has something to do with the strict adherence to the keep right/pass left rule.