[Mydivorcegift]

Originally Posted by richard200593

I completely see where your coming from with this mindset and for you you may be smart enough to acknowledge a "safe speed" that is over what the law says is safe and more power to you. But IMO one main reason speed limits are in place is for the 16 year old kid that is still learning to drive and without them would go flying 100 mph thru a school zone. Most of us are smart enough that we could live safely without them but there are a handful that need that "limit" or they would cause danger to others.

Agreed about the above and if you see my post above this one you will see I amended it to state highways.

Also I don't think 16 is an appropriate age to be able to drive. We are one of the few countries that have this "law". Most countries you have to be 18. My son was not allowed to drive, by himself, until he was 18.

And again, driving, as a privilege and the responsibility that comes along with it, is not taken as seriously here as it is in say Europe. If people treated the work that is driving with the diligence they did say, keeping a loaded firearm in the house, the roads would be a lot safer and this would make much more of an impact than a "speed limit". Taking responsibility.....