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Originally Posted by NJblue
You have missed my point - which is that driving 45 on 4-lane divided highways is still a very safe speed. Just because some arbitrary decision was made to post the speed limit at 35 does not mean that the road is unsafe to be driven at any higher speed. Following your logic, all of the other 4-lane divided highways around the country where people are driving the speed limit are all driving unsafely since the speed limits are above 35.
Higher speeds are not by themselves unsafe. What is unsafe is driving above the speed that is warranted for the road and the conditions. In the case of Morse and Buena Vista south of 466, they can easily accomodate safe driving at 45 MPH.
Lest you misunderstand me even more, I am not advocating breaking the law - just questioning the rationale of the law.
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Since we are only talking about driving roads in TV and not the rest of the country, we should remember that while these roads can accomodate driving at 45 MPH, we are sharing the same roads with bicyclists, licensed low speed vehicles and many visitors who are not familiar with the roads or where they are going. Add to that mix senior drivers who may have slower reaction time and it seems perfectly sensible to me to have lower speed limits in our community. I have also noted that there is a good reason for lower speeds limits on bridges entering LSL, but some drivers still have not accepted the lower limits.