Speed limits?

[pod]

I had an interesting thought the other night. A friend of mine is a very good driver, at relatively high rates of speed...we got to where we needed to go and back in half the normal time.

I checked up via Google, and there's a bit of a grassroots movement to increase the current speed limits into the high 80s - low 90s in most states. Montana experimented with an autobahn-style system in the late 90s, but special interest groups took care of that one in short order.

The one interesting concept I came upon was turning the speed limits into speed advisories. The concept would go as follows. You're free to drive as fast as you want, but the highways would have posted advisories recommending how fast you should go. Say on I-95 for example...on a sunny day, the advised speed is 90...you're free to go 90+ of course, but it's advised to go 90 to keep witht the flow of traffic...on a rainy day, the advised speed goes to 60 maybe. You can still haul ass at 90 though.

Here's the trick, if you get into an accident, or cause an accident going faster than the advised limit, it's your own damn fault, and insurance will not cover any damages or deaths or lawsuits resulting from your recklessness.

Face it, the speed limits as they are now are not for safety reasons....55 and 65 are ridiculously slow speeds, and only serve as revenue generators for the state/county/city...people do 75-85 on average, and only get snagged when the cop is feeling itchy, or you're guilty of Driving While (insert minority group here).

Yeah, I know, I don't even own a vehicle, but when I did, what irritated me the most were these damning limits, especially at 3 AM when there's a huge highway all to myself.

[MyIbiza]

Here's the trick, if you get into an accident, or cause an accident going faster than the advised limit, it's your own damn fault, and insurance will not cover any damages or deaths or lawsuits resulting from your recklessness.

;D

[Apotheosis]

It's funny, but there are strong correlations to the drug laws in America. Personal responsibility should always prevail, but that's just not the American way! The main point for both topics, is your point about revenue generators. That's all it's about. Except with driving, there's a whole lot more of a chance that you driving really fast is going to hurt/maim/kill more than just yourself. Now that's a problem. And if someone kills your brother/mother/great aunt, etc., you'll think differently. A lot of people are killed because of speeding. It would be nice if most people were good drivers, but as us Miami folk know very well, most people can't drive for sh*t.

[bcnjunkie]

I agree. If people proved to be better drivers, than maybe something like that would work, however, with the psychos in Miami, NO WAY

[demo909]

I agree. *If people proved to be better drivers, than maybe something like that would work, however, with the psychos in Miami, NO WAY

I agree. It's a joke how easy it is to get a driving liscence in the US as compared to Europe and Canada. If we could limit the amount of unsafe drivers then maybe we could in crease the speed limits

[pod]

Especially down here. Apparently a knowledge of the local language is not a requirement. I've seen folk fresh off the boat from the Third World, get a license 2 weeks later.

I'd like to think I'm a good driver...I'm impatient, yeah, but who wants to plod along at half the car's power on an open highway?

[bcnjunkie]

pod: doesn't CJ provide you with a driver anyways ?

[pod]

Yeah, but I like to drive fast ;D

[bcnjunkie]

Yeah, but I like to drive fast *;D

oh I see get the driver in trouble !! you know, you're so inconsiderate sometimes ! *and again, you wonder why the Norah, broken bottle, washington avenue incidents happen ;D

[LeVeL]

What Speed Limit!!!LOL.......I personally never dirve at the Speed limit required.only when I'm in a school zone.

It would be nice if there weren't any speed limits....but there are a lot of haitians and another Island in the Caribbean that I wont mention that dont know how to drive.....so that ould ruin everything.

I personally am I fast driver....who will cut you if your driving too slow......or beep at you if your eating shit with your cellphone......but you know whats funny just 3 days ago I got a Speeding ticket for driving 60 in a 35 mile zone......So if you see a 2000 Pontiac Gran Prix GTP in black coming your way....please get out of my way.