Speed limits are not personalized

In article >, C.H. wrote:

> So if the state deems you capable of adjusting your speed to conditions
> below the posted limit, why don't they let you adjust your speed to the
> conditions in all situations? Correct, because the state needs money and
> writing tickets for speeding is one of the easiest ways to get money.
>
> Again, if you are not capable of adjusting your speed to conditions,
> regardless of the posted limit, you have no business driving a car.

This is an excellent point. Either drivers can determine a proper speed
or they can't. There is no inbetween here. There is no magic number below
which they have judgement and above which they don't.

Since we believe that drivers should be capable of determining a proper
speed, speed limits serve no purpose other than as a revenue tool. Other
signage exists to warn drivers of hidden dangers or to suggest speeds.

"Garth Almgren" > wrote in message
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> On 1/8/2005 3:30 PM, MidnightDad wrote:
>
> > Speed limits are tuned for the _average_ driver in the _average_
vehicle.
>
> You know, when your premise is wrong, all your reasoning will be wrong
too.
>
> Speed limits aren't "tuned" for anything, though they *ought* to be.
> Currently they're arbitrarily chosen, usually by statute.

Actually, if they are "tuned," for anything, it is revenue generation,
not traffic flow or safety.

"Garth Almgren" > wrote in message
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> On 1/8/2005 3:30 PM, MidnightDad wrote:
>
> > Speed limits are tuned for the _average_ driver in the _average_
vehicle.
>
> You know, when your premise is wrong, all your reasoning will be wrong
too.
>
> Speed limits aren't "tuned" for anything, though they *ought* to be.
> Currently they're arbitrarily chosen, usually by statute.

Actually, if they are "tuned," for anything, it is revenue generation,
not traffic flow or safety.

(Brent P) wrote in
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> In article <1105227025.4a52e3b9d55f9ca930a9635a7072b69f@teran ews>,
> MidnightDad wrote:
>> Speed limits are tuned for the _average_ driver in the _average_
>> vehicle. Just because you think YOU have the catlike reflexes and the
>> ultimate driving machine to handle speeds well above the posted
>> limit, that doesn't mean you are issued an exemption. There's only
>> one speed limit posted.
>
> LIMIT is an UPPER BOUND. Maybe you should learn the meaning of words.
>
> Oh, btw, around here, average driver does 70-78mph in a 55mph zone on
> the local interstates.
>
>
>

Actually a vote of "no confidence" for that underposted limit.

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(Brent P) wrote in
news
> In article <1105227025.4a52e3b9d55f9ca930a9635a7072b69f@teran ews>,
> MidnightDad wrote:
>> Speed limits are tuned for the _average_ driver in the _average_
>> vehicle. Just because you think YOU have the catlike reflexes and the
>> ultimate driving machine to handle speeds well above the posted
>> limit, that doesn't mean you are issued an exemption. There's only
>> one speed limit posted.
>
> LIMIT is an UPPER BOUND. Maybe you should learn the meaning of words.
>
> Oh, btw, around here, average driver does 70-78mph in a 55mph zone on
> the local interstates.
>
>
>

Actually a vote of "no confidence" for that underposted limit.

--
Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
kua.net

Max > wrote in :

> MidnightDad a écrit :
>> Speed limits are tuned for the _average_ driver in the _average_
>> vehicle. Just because you think YOU have the catlike reflexes and the
>> ultimate driving machine to handle speeds well above the posted
>> limit, that doesn't mean you are issued an exemption. There's only
>> one speed limit posted.
>>
>>
>
> Tuned for average drivers in average vehicles.

"Average" from the 1950 era.
Most autos of the last 15 years easily exceed those "averages".
(excluding SUVs!)




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at
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Max > wrote in :

> MidnightDad a écrit :
>> Speed limits are tuned for the _average_ driver in the _average_
>> vehicle. Just because you think YOU have the catlike reflexes and the
>> ultimate driving machine to handle speeds well above the posted
>> limit, that doesn't mean you are issued an exemption. There's only
>> one speed limit posted.
>>
>>
>
> Tuned for average drivers in average vehicles.

"Average" from the 1950 era.
Most autos of the last 15 years easily exceed those "averages".
(excluding SUVs!)




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Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
kua.net

What roads are you talking about? Single lane? Of course nobody really
should be driving 55mph down a single-lane road. The chances of an accident
are too great for people to go racing down those kinds of roads, especially
if, like idiots, they try passing on a hill or curve.

What roads are you talking about? Single lane? Of course nobody really
should be driving 55mph down a single-lane road. The chances of an accident
are too great for people to go racing down those kinds of roads, especially
if, like idiots, they try passing on a hill or curve.

Jim Yanik a écrit :
> Max > wrote in :
>
>
>>MidnightDad a écrit :
>>
>>>Speed limits are tuned for the _average_ driver in the _average_
>>>vehicle. Just because you think YOU have the catlike reflexes and the
>>>ultimate driving machine to handle speeds well above the posted
>>>limit, that doesn't mean you are issued an exemption. There's only
>>>one speed limit posted.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>Tuned for average drivers in average vehicles.
>
>
> "Average" from the 1950 era.
> Most autos of the last 15 years easily exceed those "averages".
> (excluding SUVs!)
>
>
>
>

Having driven some newer SUV's, I'd even include them...

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