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Speeding can kill other people. Doesn’t seem unreasonable to be some kind of crime? Just like shooting bullets in the air. Probably won’t, but has potential.
by brianwawok 6y ago
Speeding can kill other people. Doesn’t seem unreasonable to be some kind of crime? Just like shooting bullets in the air. Probably won’t, but has potential.
- ghaff 6y agoSpeeding some amount over the speed limit, driving recklessly in other ways, etc. can be a crime. 75mph in a 65mph zone generally isn't. (There's a lot of technical language around this but, as a practical matter, minor speeding offenses result only in a fine.)
- mindslight 6y agoDriving while not speeding can also kill people, so that isn't much of an indicator. Every state has penalties to discourage speeding, just not criminal ones for basic speeding. Given that standard road customs are 90% of traffic going at least 5mph over for everywhere but the PNW, I'd say that not making it so that most everyone is criminal is the right call.