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Automotive News & Views Should the US government bring back the 55 mph max speed limit again?
1418 messages, Last post on Dec 16, 2008 at 11:21 AM
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Replying to: euphonium (Nov 12, 2008 9:01 pm) Turkey, and Zimbabwe. And even the psychotic Orwellian nanny state of Great Britain has a 70mph limit, which is an insane speed in the eyes of some here. Experience under all conditions can also discern when some favor a speed which is simply illogical and regressive.
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that have not caused any at-fault accidents in over 5 years. There is no need to enforce speed limits on safe drivers, as they are not the ones causing accidents. 75-80 is a reasonable speed limit even for people that are older than the speed limit. For most people, the interstate/freeway/highway maximum speed limit should be 85. Slowing down does not make anything safer. Slowing down does not reduce your risk of getting into an accident. However, if you do get into an accident, reducing your speed will lessen the severity of that accident. So by that logic, we should design our airplanes to fly 55 MPH in the air so that if there is a bad landing or takeoff people won't die?
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Replying to: andres3 (Nov 13, 2008 8:42 am) Alternatively, we could just train our car and truck drivers as well as pilots are trained.
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Replying to: steve_ (Nov 13, 2008 9:00 am) Train our drivers to a standard that makes interstate driving 'at speed' a non-event. No pass, no drive. Raise the bar. Cheers! Paul |
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I agree, raising the bar and having a driver's license mean something substantial other than identification would be a good revelation for this country. The driver's tests in CA are a joke.
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Replying to: fintail (Nov 13, 2008 8:24 am) It is rude to expect others to get out of your way by keeping right of where you want to go agressively. Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength. - Eric Hoffer |
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Replying to: andres3 (Nov 13, 2008 9:19 am) |
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| i don't think its driving the 75-80 that's the problem. i think people just need to be cautious of their surrounding drivers. 75-80 is a fine speed to drive when not many cars are on the highway, but I think it is ridiculous to try and do the same and swerve in and out of lanes to do so. If the situation permits one to drive in that way, so be it! If it doesn't then obviously drive accordingly. I know that's the problem with speed limits. If they are high, then drivers assume that this is the speed they should be going at ALL times. there are factors we can' control and therefore are forced to drive slower. i guess in LA, the speed limit is the most irrelevant thing ever!!! to go the max. speed is something Angelinos are happy enough with! | |
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Replying to: kernick (Nov 13, 2008 6:10 am) I guess this is where we differ on what is 'safe'. Your definition is being able to follow the road at speed and not drive into the ditch. My definition is that both the car and driver are capable of handling the speed when something goes wrong. Yes just about any imbecile can point a car in a straight line and do 80+ mph. Unfortunately there are precious few who have a feeling for the car they are in and would slow down if they had a sense that the car was losing downforce and starting to create lift, or realize that should a deer or other wildlife come up on the roadway how to best avoid a serious accident. Airline pilots are trained in many worst case scenarios so they have the ability to get out of trouble. Airplanes are also certified for speed, and cars should be as well, not just how fast can it go, but rather how fast can it go with in its design specs (brakes, handling, aerodynamics). |
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Replying to: euphonium (Nov 13, 2008 9:26 am) It is rude to impede the progress of others driving a completely reasonable speed, and insane to believe you have the means to do so. Keep your tired old sled in the right lane and let the people of today go past - this is where your recourse ends. The slow and backwards will keep right or wish they had. |
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