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Nobody does that.

• swiftcoder 1y ago
  I mean, every person who purchases a car does so, at least implicitly. The very act of obtaining a driving license contains an (often explicit) promise to abide by the rules of the road.
  • dgfitz 1y ago
    You’re conflating two things and ignoring the thrust of the point: nobody buys a fast car to drive it slowly. Maybe some people do, the vast majority do not. If promises about licenses meant a damn, we wouldn’t have speeding cameras.
    • swiftcoder 1y ago
      The promise is still made, regardless of whether one plans to keep it
      • dgfitz 1y ago
        No, the “promise” is forced. It’s like an arranged marriage.
• Kim_Bruning 1y ago
  Except in Germany! (Technically correct is the best kind of correct)
  • wizzwizz4 1y ago
    I believe the Autobahn still carries the legal requirement to drive at a safe speed at all times. Pedal to the floor racing is not often safe speeds for a public road.
    • criemen 1y ago
      Yes, yet [1] happened where someone took precautions to drive safely at >400 km/h speed. [1] https://www.drivencarguide.co.nz/news/no-charges-laid-on-bugatti-chiron-driver-who-exceeded-400kmh-on-autobahn/ https://www.drivencarguide.co.nz/news/no-charges-laid-on-bug...
      • pxc 1y ago
        It sounds like an investigation was quite reasonable, and then it cleared him before charges were pressed. Seems pretty good!
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