From Bad to Worse - speed limit signs - speeders - etc (rating, cities)
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When checking the national crime stats for all of the states, NM once again is near the top of that bad list.
They might as well take down the speed limit signs and ask people to open their doors before the criminals break them down or go through a window.
This is the most crime infested place I've lived, and that's a total of 18 cities due to military assignment transfers.
If I'd known the crime and drivers were so bad I would have never moved here, and we're leaving as soon as possible.
When checking the national crime stats for all of the states, NM once again is near the top of that bad list.
They might as well take down the speed limit signs and ask people to open their doors before the criminals break them down or go through a window.
This is the most crime infested place I've lived, and that's a total of 18 cities due to military assignment transfers.
If I'd known the crime and drivers were so bad I would have never moved here, and we're leaving as soon as possible.
they seem to be nothing more than suggested speeds--
That is exactly what they are, and that is how it should be. If it was up to me, the sign would even read "suggested speed" and all so-called "speed limits" would be rescinded. Different situations (vehicles, drivers, road conditions) allow for varying speeds and no set speed for any location is necessarily safe or reasonable for everyone at all times. The offense could be unsafe driving, if there is evidence of such behavior like crossing the white line, following too close (within a specified distance). Bogus charges based on a claim of a number on a machine can be beaten as there is no victim here. It is all just a money-making scheme anyway, like so many other things on the road.
Since you don't agree with this, moving to a place where cops are hiding behind every corner waiting to pop you for going a mile over the limit is a great idea.
I can't offer much on driving habits since about 90% of my driving off the highways are on Paseo and Tramway. I will say that Tramway is one road that I am always trying to stick to the posted speed limits.
Other than that the only time I feel that the NM folks drive like lunatics are under the same conditions as back home. It's when I am not sure where I am going and they fly past and around me because they KNOW where they are headed.
It's true, this is a very angry town with a drinking problem. Yes, APD and the Sheriff's departments are overloaded although the Sheriff's department seems to be doing a better job at PR. If I had my druthers, I'd rather be living in a smaller city with lower crime rates, too. When choosing a city to reside, pick well; pick a city that's not in poverty.
It's true, this is a very angry town with a drinking problem. Yes, APD and the Sheriff's departments are overloaded although the Sheriff's department seems to be doing a better job at PR. If I had my druthers, I'd rather be living in a smaller city with lower crime rates, too. When choosing a city to reside, pick well; pick a city that's not in poverty.
The city of Albuquerque is below the national average of people below the poverty line. The state no, but the city of Albuquerque is.
The city of Albuquerque is below the national average of people below the poverty line. The state no, but the city of Albuquerque is.
We're also #76 out of 100 for DUI fatalities. A drunk driver is more likely to kill you in Denver, Phoenix, Tucson, El Paso, Colorado Springs, Austin, Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Aurora, CO, Lubbock. Basically any other top 100 city in the region is more dangerous from a DUI standpoint.
We're also #76 out of 100 for DUI fatalities. A drunk driver is more likely to kill you in Denver, Phoenix, Tucson, El Paso, Colorado Springs, Austin, Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Aurora, CO, Lubbock. Basically any other top 100 city in the region is more dangerous from a DUI standpoint.
How dare we introduce facts into these types of discussions. How dare we!
I was driving in and near Manchester, NH yesterday. The traffic in the interstate was going about 85 or over in a 55 mph zone. Like I said in a previous post driving in ABU was like taking a break. Be glad of what you have. It could be worse.
FWIW - We are considering taking the winter away from here in the Frozen North East. Albuquerque is one of the cities we are considering.
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