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gee an article from some whiny reporter who wants to speed every where they go without consequence. if people want to avoid traffic tickets, then they need to follow the traffic laws of the area in which they are driving.
gee an article from some whiny reporter who wants to speed every where they go without consequence. if people want to avoid traffic tickets, then they need to follow the traffic laws of the area in which they are driving.
yup.
By a poster who seeks out anything that has to do with enforcement and cast a negative light on it.
gee an article from some whiny reporter who wants to speed every where they go without consequence. if people want to avoid traffic tickets, then they need to follow the traffic laws of the area in which they are driving.
Kind of makes you wonder why the German Autobahn works so well though doesn't it?
This reminds me of our camera enforcement on the local freeway. I love having a tailgater pushing me down the road (When I'm going 4 or 5 over), I let them get all steamed up, then move over right before the camera.
I found the "Crash Involvement vs. Speed" chart very interesting. Hadn't seen that elsewhere.
I didn't think this was a secret. Everybody knows that municipalities are trying to make money off of speeding- hence the term "speed trap." It is also obvious that people who are doing anything to impede the regular flow of traffic is a hazard. The guy on the crotch rocket weaving through 70 mph traffic going 110 is a hazard but so are all of the people swerving to avoid Gramps white-knuckle driving his Park Avenue at 40 mph in the same 70 zone.
Speed limits are supposed to be set at the 85th percentile of driver speeds on a given road if they were allowed to drive it at whatever speed they felt safe. This is rarely the case as speed limits are generally set in a blanket statute For example, all state highways in Missouri are a max of 55 mph, unless specifically exempted. This limit is regardless if they're a six-lane limited-access divided segment between major federal highways or interstates, or if they are two-lane twisty road with a three foot ditch immediately to the outside of the white lines. They are also set due to a whole host of other political reasons as well, such as the infamous 1974 National Maximum Speed Law, aka the national 55 mph speed limit.
There is a limited access road in my area where the speed limit is only 45 mph. It should be 50 or 55. But for about 1 mile it drops to 30 mph for a reason only a bureaucrat at the County Administration knows why. The 30 mph limit is exceeded so much that the County installed a radar sign that flashes 'your speed is ...' when a driver exceeds 30 mph. The sign flashes constantly all day.
I do think it is much safer drive the same speed as the flow of the traffic. Those with a costume and badge on may still target you though.
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yup.
