I drive frequently on the main roads in TV. Based on my traveling speed and my many experiences driving around here, I estimate that 80-90% of drivers are speeding on these main roads. Anywhere from 3-4 mph over to 15 mph over. So you have to ask yourself, if that many drivers speed, could it be that the virtually arbitrary speed limit is too low for these roads? When exactly did we surrender our rational thinking capabilities to the bureaucrats so they could tell us how we should behave? Remember the 55 mph speed limit on interstates? The typical traffic flow was more like 65 mph. Were you all up in arms about speeders going 65 mph, then? Now the speed limit is back up to 70-75 mph. nothing changed other than the government decided on another arbitrary speed limit, and justified it with a bunch of bs "analysis". As for the golf carts, I can only deduce that the constant complaining regarding someone going 22 or 23 or 25 mph is somehow related to the aging process and a busybody attitude. Why in the heck would anyone get upset at getting passed going 20 mph is beyond me. It's as if you are reverting back to your childhood days when you would get upset because someone in the classroom was staring at you. There is one very good safety reason for a golf cart to have the capability to go over 20 mph; when passing a golf cart going 15 mph. Modern automobiles have always had this acceleration feature; even police recognize safely speeding to pass a slower moving vehicle on a two lane road. It's about getting back into your lane as quickly as possible. Really, what is the difference in having a modified muscle car and a modified golf cart? The only difference is one of 70,000 laws on the books.
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