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In article >, C.H. wrote:
> So if the state deems you capable of adjusting your speed to conditions > below the posted limit, why don't they let you adjust your speed to the > conditions in all situations? Correct, because the state needs money and > writing tickets for speeding is one of the easiest ways to get money. > > Again, if you are not capable of adjusting your speed to conditions, > regardless of the posted limit, you have no business driving a car. This is an excellent point. Either drivers can determine a proper speed or they can't. There is no inbetween here. There is no magic number below which they have judgement and above which they don't. Since we believe that drivers should be capable of determining a proper speed, speed limits serve no purpose other than as a revenue tool. Other signage exists to warn drivers of hidden dangers or to suggest speeds. |
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"Garth Almgren" > wrote in message ... > On 1/8/2005 3:30 PM, MidnightDad wrote: > > > Speed limits are tuned for the _average_ driver in the _average_ vehicle. > > You know, when your premise is wrong, all your reasoning will be wrong too. > > Speed limits aren't "tuned" for anything, though they *ought* to be. > Currently they're arbitrarily chosen, usually by statute. Actually, if they are "tuned," for anything, it is revenue generation, not traffic flow or safety. |
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"Garth Almgren" > wrote in message ... > On 1/8/2005 3:30 PM, MidnightDad wrote: > > > Speed limits are tuned for the _average_ driver in the _average_ vehicle. > > You know, when your premise is wrong, all your reasoning will be wrong too. > > Speed limits aren't "tuned" for anything, though they *ought* to be. > Currently they're arbitrarily chosen, usually by statute. Actually, if they are "tuned," for anything, it is revenue generation, not traffic flow or safety. |
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Max > wrote in :
> MidnightDad a écrit : >> Speed limits are tuned for the _average_ driver in the _average_ >> vehicle. Just because you think YOU have the catlike reflexes and the >> ultimate driving machine to handle speeds well above the posted >> limit, that doesn't mean you are issued an exemption. There's only >> one speed limit posted. >> >> > > Tuned for average drivers in average vehicles. "Average" from the 1950 era. Most autos of the last 15 years easily exceed those "averages". (excluding SUVs!) -- Jim Yanik jyanik at kua.net |
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Max > wrote in :
> MidnightDad a écrit : >> Speed limits are tuned for the _average_ driver in the _average_ >> vehicle. Just because you think YOU have the catlike reflexes and the >> ultimate driving machine to handle speeds well above the posted >> limit, that doesn't mean you are issued an exemption. There's only >> one speed limit posted. >> >> > > Tuned for average drivers in average vehicles. "Average" from the 1950 era. Most autos of the last 15 years easily exceed those "averages". (excluding SUVs!) -- Jim Yanik jyanik at kua.net |
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What roads are you talking about? Single lane? Of course nobody really
should be driving 55mph down a single-lane road. The chances of an accident are too great for people to go racing down those kinds of roads, especially if, like idiots, they try passing on a hill or curve. |
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What roads are you talking about? Single lane? Of course nobody really
should be driving 55mph down a single-lane road. The chances of an accident are too great for people to go racing down those kinds of roads, especially if, like idiots, they try passing on a hill or curve. |
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Jim Yanik a écrit :
> Max > wrote in : > > >>MidnightDad a écrit : >> >>>Speed limits are tuned for the _average_ driver in the _average_ >>>vehicle. Just because you think YOU have the catlike reflexes and the >>>ultimate driving machine to handle speeds well above the posted >>>limit, that doesn't mean you are issued an exemption. There's only >>>one speed limit posted. >>> >>> >> >>Tuned for average drivers in average vehicles. > > > "Average" from the 1950 era. > Most autos of the last 15 years easily exceed those "averages". > (excluding SUVs!) > > > > Having driven some newer SUV's, I'd even include them... -- ---------------------- http://www.saab-900.tk The Saab Tech Resource ---------------------- |
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