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>Have you ever tried not speeding? Literally everyone is technically speeding This is rather a local problem specific to the US. It was shocking to find out t

by Aspos 5y ago

>Have you ever tried not speeding? Literally everyone is technically speeding This is rather a local problem specific to the US. It was shocking to find out that speed limits in the US are not limits really.

incomingpain 5y ago
>This is rather a local problem specific to the US. It was shocking to find out that speed limits in the US are not limits really. I was shocked when I found out Australia doesn't allow 1km/h over the speed limit. There's some straight and flat rural highways whose speed limit was 60km/h. Should probably have been 120km/h. Whereas this one other road which I really enjoyed driving was twisty, hilly, blind corner after blind corner. Speed limit 90km/h. I was scared to drive the speed limit there, I tended to stay around 70km/h and NOBODY passed me or even got behind me. In fact I was probably one of the fastest drivers. Australia's speed limits don't make sense at all and worse not allowing 1km/h over makes the issue worse. Especially with risk of mobile speed traps. Driving around Australia was stupid, probably one of the key reasons I would not move there. I love australia in so many ways, even have family with permanent residence there. I would literally kill to get myself a holden ute maloo with manual trans. Now, if we did the same... no speeding at all. I guarantee most if not all roads would be so artificially low on speed limit that it would be equally stupid. Police don't enforce speed limits because it doesn't make sense to do so. All governments have an important unwritten rule. All crimes can criminalize 20% of the population AT MOST. Murder never has this problem because 20% of the population is not murdering. If 50% of the population smokes weed. You must decriminalize or legalize. With speed limits where they are in north america... easily 90% of people are criminalized. Police cant enforce that law. Clearly the law doesnt change behaviour. What do you think would happen to the politician who says police start enforcing 1km/h over the speed limit. I suspect the prisoners at gitmo will be like DAMN that's harsh compared to my torture. The only way forward would be to raise speed limits until at maximum 20% of people are criminals. What do those speed limits look like? It sure isn't 60km/h on a rural flat and straight high way. Flipside, why are highways designed with artificially low speed limits to beginwith? Revenue generation for the government.
tonylemesmer 5y ago
56% of car drivers in the UK break the 30mph speed limit. 53% on motorways [0] https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/vehicle-speed-compliance-statistics-for-great-britain-2020/vehicle-speed-compliance-statistics-for-great-britain-2020 https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/vehicle-speed-compl...

by Aspos 5y ago

incomingpain 5y ago

>This is rather a local problem specific to the US. It was shocking to find out that speed limits in the US are not limits really. I was shocked when I found out Australia doesn't allow 1km/h over the speed limit. There's some straight and flat rural highways whose speed limit was 60km/h. Should probably have been 120km/h. Whereas this one other road which I really enjoyed driving was twisty, hilly, blind corner after blind corner. Speed limit 90km/h. I was scared to drive the speed limit there, I tended to stay around 70km/h and NOBODY passed me or even got behind me. In fact I was probably one of the fastest drivers. Australia's speed limits don't make sense at all and worse not allowing 1km/h over makes the issue worse. Especially with risk of mobile speed traps. Driving around Australia was stupid, probably one of the key reasons I would not move there. I love australia in so many ways, even have family with permanent residence there. I would literally kill to get myself a holden ute maloo with manual trans. Now, if we did the same... no speeding at all. I guarantee most if not all roads would be so artificially low on speed limit that it would be equally stupid. Police don't enforce speed limits because it doesn't make sense to do so. All governments have an important unwritten rule. All crimes can criminalize 20% of the population AT MOST. Murder never has this problem because 20% of the population is not murdering. If 50% of the population smokes weed. You must decriminalize or legalize. With speed limits where they are in north america... easily 90% of people are criminalized. Police cant enforce that law. Clearly the law doesnt change behaviour. What do you think would happen to the politician who says police start enforcing 1km/h over the speed limit. I suspect the prisoners at gitmo will be like DAMN that's harsh compared to my torture. The only way forward would be to raise speed limits until at maximum 20% of people are criminals. What do those speed limits look like? It sure isn't 60km/h on a rural flat and straight high way. Flipside, why are highways designed with artificially low speed limits to beginwith? Revenue generation for the government.

tonylemesmer 5y ago

56% of car drivers in the UK break the 30mph speed limit. 53% on motorways [0] https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/vehicle-speed-compliance-statistics-for-great-britain-2020/vehicle-speed-compliance-statistics-for-great-britain-2020 https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/vehicle-speed-compl...