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Old December 24th 04, 06:40 AM
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People's voices? Peoples is stupid, and you can quote me on that.

Peoples... ignore speed limits now. I don't think that's gonna change
just because limits are higher. Raising in-town limits from 35 to say,
50... won't save two minutes on a 10 mile trip. And people who feel
comfortable driving 10 over at all times will drive 10 over the 50
limit.

All speeders get for their speeding across short distances is the
illusion of faster travel, the possibility of being cited and heartburn
because every other vehicle seems to be intentionally impeding their
travel.

What every other driver gets is more screwed up traffic. The large
number of speeding drivers prevent others from pulling out in traffic
by closing the gap between themselves and the next vehicle at too fast
a rate.

Almost all peoples today base their speed on the vehicle in front of
them. If the distance to the next vehicle is 100 yards... or 400... the
the goal is to close that gap to about 30 feet.

The problem with raising limits is the peoples driving brain dead.
That's about 75% of 'em. And 100% of the elderly peoples can't see as
well as you and don't enjoy your depth perception or reaction times.

I know you and the 75% are about to pee your pants to be first at the
next traffic control device but I fail to see what the rush is.
What is the rush?
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