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08-02-2025 08:12 AM |
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Originally Posted by cthherod@gmail.com
(Post 2450169)
Or, let’s just ticket the left lane dawdlers who try to block anyone going faster than they are. IMO, more accidents are caused by slowpokes vs speeders. A speed limit of 35 mph on Buena Vista or Morse Blvd is ludicrous. No driveways (except for fire stations), so why the low speed limit? And if 45-50 is too much for some, please surrender your license. You don’t need to drive anymore.
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Not just in your opinion, but there are many studies by both law enforcement and the insurance industry that show just that. (yes, there are studies that show speeding causes more accidents as well). But those studies that blame speed fail to account for the fact that the snail is usually not directly involved in the accident, they are nonetheless the cause. What I fail to understand is why any driver that is chugging along well under the speed limit wants to camp out in the left lane (which btw is in violation of Florida traffic law). Are they oblivious???? Ignorant of the law???? Demented???? Or, similar to this guy from a post on TOTV about 7 years ago. This clown posted that he always drives 30 in the left lane of the 45 mph zone of 466 because "he thinks that's fast enough". Unbelievable, both then and now. HE knows better than the traffic experts and civil engineers. HE gets to make up his own speed and then try to shove it down everybody else's throat. HE is the self-appointed pace setter. Now, while the word "entitled" is often used on TOTV, this bozo is the quintessential example. I hope he is still on TOTV and reads this, because I have 2 words for him, and they are not "Happy Birthday", and while they sound similar, it is not "thank you".
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