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Why does everyone drive 10-15 miles above the speed limit?
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Why don’t we raise the speed limit if that’s how fast everyone wants to go?
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Why is traffic enforcement given to very expensive and ineffective police instead of cheaper and more automated traffic cameras?
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Why do we refuse to ever use ANY traffic calming measures? Yes, than you flashing digital sign for telling me I’m going 10 miles above the limit on this incredibly wide and straight and flat road with high curbs and perfect visibility.
It’s a serious confusion I have about how society is supposed to operate because it seems like a complete and total breakdown of logic and sense.
And, yes, I know there’s some thing people did long ago to set the speed limit at some percentile of what people were already traveling at, but that’s obviously a stupid way to do it and we did it anyway. So why?
Yeah, you’re wrong. If someone is tailgating me, I’m going to reduce my speed to minimize the impact.
I’ve been hit. I’ve been hit by people who were tailgating me. When that’s happened it didn’t matter what I did. If I speed up, they speed up. If I slow down, they stay right there. I’ve literally turned on my hazard lights and had people continue to tailgate.
It’s not about policing other drivers. It’s about minimizing the damage they will eventually cause.