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Sounds good to me. People shouldn't be driving 30 over. Reckless driving should be taken seriously. These don't sound anti-car. They're pro-life and safety.

potato3732842 1y ago
The public doesn't take "reckless driving" seriously because it is not defined in a serious manner. It encompass people who are going 60/65/75 (depending on state) in a 55 on the interstate that's actually a 45 because of an inactive construction zone and also people who are going 60mph on 30mph city streets (probably genuinely reckless per common usage of the word). They're two very different degrees of misconduct and the former vastly outnumbers the latter and everyone knows it and political will for penalties is based off this. You wanna see reckless driving taken seriously the first step is to stop advocating for definitions of reckless that include behavior the general public doesn't see as reckless.
- zoklet-enjoyer 1y ago
  "You wanna see reckless driving taken seriously the first step is to stop advocating for definitions of reckless that include behavior the general public doesn't see as reckless." Where was I advocating that? Also, just because the general public believes something doesn't mean it's true.
QuadmasterXLII 1y ago
It’s not 30 over, it’s 30 over the limit, or anything over 80 mph. They tried to nail me for reckless driving for going 82 on an empty interstate, when the speed limit was 70. Then, because I have a common name, the dumbass lawyer I hired showed up to the court date of a different person with the same name as me who was also charged with reckless driving, no one showed up to my court date, and I was threatened with jail time. I was eventually able to clear everything up thanks to a sympathetic judge, but overall Virginia is not a serious state.
- zoklet-enjoyer 1y ago
  § 46.2-862. Exceeding speed limit. A person is guilty of reckless driving who drives a motor vehicle on the highways in the Commonwealth (i) at a speed of 20 miles per hour or more in excess of the applicable maximum speed limit or (ii) in excess of 85 miles per hour regardless of the applicable maximum speed limit. https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacodefull/title46.2/chapter8/article7/#:~:text=%C2%A7%2046.2%2D862.&text=A%20person%20is%20guilty%20of,the%20applicable%20maximum%20speed%20limit. https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacodefull/title46.2/chapter8/a...

potato3732842 1y ago

The public doesn't take "reckless driving" seriously because it is not defined in a serious manner. It encompass people who are going 60/65/75 (depending on state) in a 55 on the interstate that's actually a 45 because of an inactive construction zone and also people who are going 60mph on 30mph city streets (probably genuinely reckless per common usage of the word). They're two very different degrees of misconduct and the former vastly outnumbers the latter and everyone knows it and political will for penalties is based off this. You wanna see reckless driving taken seriously the first step is to stop advocating for definitions of reckless that include behavior the general public doesn't see as reckless.

zoklet-enjoyer 1y ago
"You wanna see reckless driving taken seriously the first step is to stop advocating for definitions of reckless that include behavior the general public doesn't see as reckless." Where was I advocating that? Also, just because the general public believes something doesn't mean it's true.

QuadmasterXLII 1y ago

It’s not 30 over, it’s 30 over the limit, or anything over 80 mph. They tried to nail me for reckless driving for going 82 on an empty interstate, when the speed limit was 70. Then, because I have a common name, the dumbass lawyer I hired showed up to the court date of a different person with the same name as me who was also charged with reckless driving, no one showed up to my court date, and I was threatened with jail time. I was eventually able to clear everything up thanks to a sympathetic judge, but overall Virginia is not a serious state.

zoklet-enjoyer 1y ago
§ 46.2-862. Exceeding speed limit. A person is guilty of reckless driving who drives a motor vehicle on the highways in the Commonwealth (i) at a speed of 20 miles per hour or more in excess of the applicable maximum speed limit or (ii) in excess of 85 miles per hour regardless of the applicable maximum speed limit. https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacodefull/title46.2/chapter8/article7/#:~:text=%C2%A7%2046.2%2D862.&text=A%20person%20is%20guilty%20of,the%20applicable%20maximum%20speed%20limit. https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacodefull/title46.2/chapter8/a...