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Originally Posted by jimjamuser
I worry most about the speeding I see in my Village. I have seen a blue Jeep with big tires and a raised body and loud mufflers doing what I estimate to be 45 to 50 MPH in a 25 MPH zone. I can easily tell what 25 MPH is because MOST drivers do that or maybe 30 MPH. This was at dusk on a gray day recently on a busy road that has MANY couples walking their dogs. I have seen this particular Jeep spending often so the driver likely lives in the Village. I can't tell the age of the driver because, of course, the windows are tinted dark. I don't sit outside TRYING to observe speeding. I just notice it when I am cutting the grass in the front yard. If I can notice a particular car speeding when I am NOT looking for that, I am amazed that the local Police or Community Service can't control this DANGEROUS behavior. I can live with the white crosses and a don't get upset if a dog uses my yard for its toilet. The white crosses do NOT weigh several tons and speed at 50 MPH - so I don't worry that they will KILL any residents. Laws are laws and right IS right - I say to enforce the MOST IMPORTANT situations FIRST - the ones that can threaten human life !
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Let's not change the 874th deed restriction thread into the 874th speeding thread.
But just to play devil's advocate, which scares you more?
A vehicle travelling 45 in a 25 residential area, which can kill you, driven by a 14-time NASCAR champion, or a vehicle traveling 20, which can kill you, driven by a 92-year-old with cataracts that can't see over the steering wheel????
I've always thought that while speed limits are the law, they play to the lowest common denominator of driving skills. While completely impractical, I wish drivers could be "rated" for speed in various areas based on skill level, and then quadruple the fines for driving "out of your weight class". After all, you can't play organized softball or pickleball without getting "rated"