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Old 02-24-2024, 04:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Switter View Post
How about they focus on enforcing the speed limit first? I drive 70 on the turnpike and people pass me like I am standing still. Sure, the cars are much better at handling high speeds but human reaction times drop off significantly at a certain speed. Also, one of the main reasons everyone's insurance rates are climbing is because reckless (speeder) and distracted drivers, not to mention the increase in traffic fatalities. People are driving too fast relative to their reaction times being able to respond to an unexpected situation.

Someone driving in the left lane is annoying but rarely does it kill people. It's the impatient people who weave in and out of traffic at high speeds who endanger everyone around them.

Besides, if they are barely enforcing the speed limit, what makes anyone think they're gonna enforce this?
Amen! Stop the speeders then worry about other extremely minor and rare occurences.