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Originally Posted by macgolfnut
I am a safe driver in most situations. I go 35mph on Morse and 45mph on 466 and 466A, even though I am often passed by other drivers. When I see a walker, jogger, dog walker, golf cart, biker, or any other slower moving person on the street, I slow down around them. However, I'm sticking to my guns that 15mph is REALLY slow. Next time you are out driving, go that speed for a few blocks. Bikes and carts will pass you. Every cart I have been in goes at least 19 or 20 mph, and almost nobody has a speedometer. So I guess they are all breaking the law. I'm not in any hurry. Heck, I'm retired! But it is extremely difficult and frustrating to go that slow. Sorry, that is just my opinion. Not to be rude, but I also think that those who have said that they think 15mph is fine and that I should have gotten a ticket should take a look in the mirror. Do they always go that speed or do they sometimes creep up around 25mph like I did.
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I have to agree on these points. I'm sure we are all guilty of speeding, and 15mph is slow, but if you hit someone and it is found you were doing 25 in a 15 zone, you don't have any legal excuse. I don't know what the penalty would be for injuring or even causing someone to lose their life in a situation like this, but it would be hard enough to live with if you were doing the speed limit and had no criminal charges filed against you. I can't imagine what it would be like to be speeding and hurt someone. I have found myself slowing down, even on my golf cart, while driving through neighborhoods because of this thread.