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Originally Posted by The_Blur
Just to provoke discussion, I'll go ahead and point out that this assumes that there is good reason for the speed limits. Speed limits are set by the governments that we elect to serve us. These guys are administrators, and they operate under the premise of getting reelected. In order to get reelected, they try to be safe by being "tough on crime" and improving safety standards. For many of them, it is safe for their profession to reduce speed limits. This begs a very important question. Are low speed limits inherently safe?  |
That's a fair question. Haven't seen any in-depth studies recently, but i would comfortably say that speed limits are considerably geared towards factual/proven best practices, as opposed to having political motivation (in. I do have many anarchist tendencies in me, but speed limits are not the focus of any wrath i may have.
If you want to speed, go ahead if your are skilled to do wo without hurting anyone, but be prepared to face the repurcussions.
and some people should not be allowed to drive period, let alone over the speed limit