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Doing 80 in a 65 is the entirety of the 101 and 280, outside of rush hour, when it's 20 in a 65.
by guyzero 13y ago
Doing 80 in a 65 is the entirety of the 101 and 280, outside of rush hour, when it's 20 in a 65.
- ZanyProgrammer 13y agoThat's the bog standard response when anyone gets pulled over for speeding.
- Sambdala 13y agoAnd the reason for that response is that US speed limits tend to be unreasonably low for a given road when driving a modern car.
- ZanyProgrammer 13y agoAnd I suppose like every good software engineer on HN, you are an expert in civil and transportation engineering?
- sp332 13y agoWhat's engineering got to do with it? Maximum speed limits are set by law, not by science. Heck, sometimes road engineers push for higher speed limits. http://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2011/09/be-safe-break-the-law.html http://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2011/09/be-...
- vacri 13y agoEngineers design roads around traffic speeds - a higher intended traffic speed has ramifications for how the road is designed and built.
- jff 13y agoSounds like somebody likes to sit in the left lane at 65, "because it's the legal maximum!"
- ZanyProgrammer 13y agoThe end result is, someone was ticketed for speeding-BFD. It inevitably happens to most drivers, and its not the end of the world, especially because if you can afford Glass, you're probably going to be able to afford a ticket. Only on HN do we have people second guessing the entire concept of speed limits, and making all sorts of excuses for something so trivial as a speeding ticket being given out.
- mrexroad 13y agoalong 101 between sf and southbay, 80 is normal flow in left most lanes (or should be unless some asshat in a prius is smugly going 65 while 25 cars are flashing their brights in vain and forced to dangerously weave across 3 lanes to pass) and for those who drive 101, please be considerate and keep up, or keep right.
- VladRussian2 13y agoi see this as fair game. 80(or 90 on a good pieces of 280) in a 65 is fine as long as you pay enough attention to the driving to notice a cop and slow down a bit. If you don't pay enough attention - well, you just shouldn't drive 80 ( sometimes, when i'm really tired late after work, i drive in the right at 60-65)
- natch 13y agoNo, I know those roads well. Most people drive 75 on those two roads outside of rush hour. There are those who drive 80, but they are outliers.