12-17-2012, 03:40 PM | #23 | |
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The problem in the US unless you set the rules one way or another there will be an issue. The reason why it works in Germany is because everyone is on the same page and everyone is taught to drive that way. In the US we are taught to drive a certain way and people that dont follow those rules put not only themselves but others in danger. |
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12-17-2012, 03:54 PM | #25 | |
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12-17-2012, 05:12 PM | #27 |
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With today's technology speed limits could and should be higher specially out in states with less traffic on highways. I know in Virginia thou 25 over sends you to jail just a heads up if you go there
(Sorry cant quote during edit) but yah in Ny and even Nj I'd be afraid of driving to fast because of some the people who I think should even be allowed to drive. I actually saw someone drive on the wrong side of the road yesterday and don't notice until a car came head on like why?! Last edited by ThatEgyptianKid; 12-17-2012 at 05:20 PM.. |
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12-17-2012, 06:09 PM | #28 | |
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Do I believe that half of the people crashing were going higher than the speed limit at the time? Probably. I see probably 1/4 of cars around here in California going 20 or 30% over the speed limit anyway. It's really hard to prove after the fact that "Had you been going 20mph slower, you would've avoided the accident" |
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12-17-2012, 06:35 PM | #29 | |
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12-17-2012, 06:50 PM | #30 | |
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12-17-2012, 07:38 PM | #32 | |
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12-17-2012, 08:08 PM | #33 | |
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I am not sure how you guys feel about it, but tailgating is more dangerous than just driving fast. |
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12-17-2012, 08:10 PM | #34 | |
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What is it with NY? The guy in the van/beater who insists on going at 50 mph (if that) in the left lane regardless of how long a tail back he causes. Tailgating (personally, this is the one I hate the most). People just don't know how to pass safely, they don't indicate and/or force the driver being overtaken to hit the brakes hard. I don't know about other states, but here the driving test takes literally 5 min and is just a drive around the block basically. That someone can pass a test then hit the highway at 100 mph is plain scary IMO. |
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12-17-2012, 10:18 PM | #36 | |
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And if you want to see some crazy statistics google highway fatalities per vehicle mile driven. NHTSA keeps the stats. Less than 1% of reportable accidents (cops called) result in death. Also the # of deaths per 100 million vehicle miles traveled is only 1.1. That number has been dropping for decades. Data on the link only goes back to 1994. but it has dropped 57% in 18 years. The 65 mph speed limit is past its time. Think of the improvements in car safety (seatbelts, airbags, ABS, DTC, DSC, crash zones, larger brakes, better tires, etc) in just the last 20 years, but the speed limit stays the same. Cars are more capable now then ever before but we are stuck with antiquated laws that do not adjust. Also I am big fan of variable speed limits. They remove a lot of the concerns of "what if there is heavy traffic?" objections to no speed limit, No reason not to have that available now. I have seen them in England 7 years ago, and most recently on the German autobahn. No speed limit in light traffic when it is safe to do so, drops down to 120 kph with moderate traffic and 80 kph with heavy traffic, or staus,(traffic jam) Source for fatality stats. http://www-fars.nhtsa.dot.gov/Main/index.aspx |
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In N.J if you get caught speeding, you better be prepared to pay a really heavy fine, miss a day of work so you can sit all day in court, then pay some heavy court fees. Basically, you are screwed.
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Wait are you the same guy that was giving crap to some other forum member for posting a video of his dashboard showing a speed too high to your liking? If you're not in the police then maybe your should consider it? Sending a man to jail for driving 30 mph over limit.... You should move to Iran dbag.
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12-19-2012, 10:41 AM | #43 | |
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I don't see the problem of driving 100+ MPH if it's late at night and no other cars around you, and you have a full open stretch of highway in front of you.
I have little respect for the 65 MPH limit. When I see state troopers driving under 90 MPH, then I'll respect it. But until then, I'll drive like the state troopers. |
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