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Like when everyone else is speeding. If everyone is going 80 mph, then being the one driver actually obeying the 65 mph speed limit puts you and everyone aroun
by Sohcahtoa82 3y ago
Like when everyone else is speeding.
If everyone is going 80 mph, then being the one driver actually obeying the 65 mph speed limit puts you and everyone around you in MORE danger.
Would it be safer for everyone to be going 65 mph? Absolutely. I'm definitely not disputing that.
But speed differential is more dangerous than speed itself.
EDIT: To be more accurate, speed differential makes crashes more likely, but speed overall obviously makes the crashes more likely to be fatal. Whether it's safer to go 80 when everyone is going 80 to reduce the likelyhood of a crash, or if it's safer to go 65 mph to reduce the severity of a crash if it happens is very debatable, and I'm not sure there are good enough statistics to back up either claim.
- flerchin 3y agoWithout data, this reads like self justification for poor behavior.
- foxyv 3y agoOne thing to keep in mind is when is the breaking point? If one person drives 100mph, should every single driver match that speed? What about 90? 80? What is the cutoff? There is a reason there are speed limits. They are the cutoff.
- Sohcahtoa82 3y ago> If one person drives 100mph, should every single driver match that speed? What about 90? 80? What is the cutoff? Completely irrelevant to my scenario. Let me try to be more clear. If everyone is driving 65 mph, then the person driving 80 mph is in the wrong. If everyone is driving 80 mph, then the person driving 65 mph is in the wrong.
- foxyv 3y agoSo who determines what speed everyone should drive? Maybe we should put up signs! Oh wait...