At 10:16 PM 1/14/02 -0800 Doug wrote:
>I wish the speed limit was an absolute, whatever it is. If
>everybody thinks the speed limit should be 70-80 mph (~113-129 kph),
>we should make it that and enforce it. Most people around here
>(Ca.) want to do 70-80 mph in the fast lane. You seldom get stopped
>unless you are driving like an idiot (buttsniffing, weaving etc.)
>especially if you keep it under 75. But then there are the
>"enforcers" - self righteous people that get in the left lane and do
>the posted speed limit even when there are 3 or more lanes to the
>right of them with people whizzing by on that side.
Here here!
The dirty secret of speed limits in this country is that they are *not*
based on safety. Instead, they are a relic of attempts to boost fuel
efficiency during the 1970's.
Personally, I believe that speed limits should be raised to 85 on most
straight limited-access highways - and then there would be a far greater
respect for the law.
JDG
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