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Replying to: cz75 (Jan 09, 2009 8:14 am) Well, as a rule, yes you are correct. Speeding makes an accident worse in almost every case. But speeding CAN be a CAUSE also. Example: You are driving 40 in a 25 zone. A kid's ball bounces in front of you, and you brake and swerve toward the curb to avoid it. At 25 mph, you might stop before the curb or just bump it. At 40 mph, you more than likely will jump the curb and plow into whatever is there. Thus an accident which would not have occurred without speeding now has occurred because of speeding. That's one example that just came to me, but you know there are many others. But yes, as a rule, SPEEDING BY ITSELF rarely causes accidents. True.
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Replying to: larsb (Jan 09, 2009 8:39 am)
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Replying to: cz75 (Jan 09, 2009 8:58 am) The point remains that lower speeds can help you avoid accidents.
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Replying to: cz75 (Jan 09, 2009 8:58 am) You drive 25 in a 25 zone, and the cause would be the kid's ball. You drive 40, and excessive speed becomes the culprit.
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Replying to: larsb (Jan 09, 2009 9:58 am) Depends. You could be driving 40 mph and be paying attention to the road ahead, and end up stopping in time. Or you could be yakking on the cell or playing with your Ipod or putting on makeup at 25 mph, and still end up causing a big mess.
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it provides investment income to purchase more PRs until the motorcycle cop hiding behind the billboard can be replaced and do something more than mundane ticket writing. The investment income can be allocated to filling pot holes,fixing guard rails, and building attitude adjustment chambers. The only monetary concern of the violator is not where the fine money goes, but how the fine originates. When the violator doesn't want to come up with the fine, he can always submit to the law. It's another "Pay as you Go" idea. |
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Replying to: larsb (Jan 09, 2009 9:09 am)
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Replying to: euphonium (Jan 09, 2009 10:35 am) I'm pretty much against any camera enforcement of traffic rules. One only need look at the fact that they generally do not carry points to see that deep down they don't believe these are enforceable tickets but, as has been pointed out to a fault here, but revenue enhancers. I should go agreeing with larsb if only so grbeck can invite me for lunch. Unlike lars i could get to Harrisburg on one tank of gas. I think the age observation isn't accurate. I'll be 58 tomorrow and the only thing slowing me down was adjusting to $4 gas over the summer. My cheapness won out over my thrill seeking. Where the heck do you get fresnel lenses for license plates anyway?
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Replying to: andre1969 (Jan 09, 2009 10:18 am)
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Replying to: grbeck (Jan 09, 2009 1:09 pm) |
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