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Old 07-19-2025, 03:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Arctic Fox View Post
The speed limit is the MAXIMUM you should be going, under ideal conditions

If someone chooses to drive slower than that, then that is their decision, not yours

Likewise, if someone chooses to break the speed limit and gets caught and fined then they have no right to complain - of course they think they are superb drivers and the law doesn't apply to them, but that's not the way it works, and we should all be grateful for that
In the villages believe that 5 miles over speed limit is very typical and safe as long as people do not tailgate.