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What makes you think you know how much time I’ve spent on a track? > On a track, speed is kind of the point, so reducing speed is not an appropriate way to red
by dahart 5y ago
What makes you think you know how much time I’ve spent on a track?
> On a track, speed is kind of the point, so reducing speed is not an appropriate way to reduce your risk profile and increase safety.
False. Reducing speed will reduce risk on the track. You’re conflating racing and safety.
> By my logic, when taken to the extreme, you should never take any action that you haven't planned ahead and signaled clearly to other drivers.
I’m still not sure why you don’t acknowledge the clear and obvious reasons why speeding increases your risk under your own stated reasons. Speeding increases the probability of an event the driver hasn’t planned ahead.
> Speed does not cause accidents
Is it useful to play this semantic game? Don’t you think it’s more valuable to talk about which choices lead to greater risks? There are many valid ways to classify the ‘cause’ if an accident. Blaming the road when you’re doing 35 over seems like a way to stick your head in the sand and discount a bad choice. When it comes to public road safety, don’t you think we should focus on the things we have control over, and not pretend like accidents are uncontrollable, especially when the stats and safety experts all point to excessive speed being a major factor?
Since you drive track, you are well aware that roads are designed with certain speeds in mind, and that exceeding the design parameters is more likely to result in an accident.