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i've noticed that people who drive UNDER the speed limit are dangerous. also, speeding and erratic are two different things, give me the skilled speeder any day over the idiot ---driver who drives like he or she is the only person on the road and is totally 'in the way'.
While I agree with this, alas, the speed limit would be for those idiots. For them, driving slower would mitigate some accidents. OTOH, idiots may not always follow the rules of the road or follow common sense, so we're right back where we started anyways
Last edited by ackmondual; 07-13-2016 at 08:08 PM..
Really? The thread is about speeding on the highway.
I only offer an alternate to highway speeding.
No. The track includes speed limits on secondary roads, where, if anything, the problem is worse. In my area just about every secondary road is posted at 30 mph; in upstate New York the same roads, with same construction and same traffic are posted at either 40 or 45.
Why is it that everyone seems to ignore the Elephant in the room?
Which the vehicles are capable, is the driver Ever capable? I'm thinking less than 10% of drivers in the world are capable, regardless of the vehicle. And no, you are not in that 10% (doesn't matter who you are).
Why is it that everyone seems to ignore the Elephant in the room?
Which the vehicles are capable, is the driver Ever capable? I'm thinking less than 10% of drivers in the world are capable, regardless of the vehicle. And no, you are not in that 10% (doesn't matter who you are).
Capable of what? Also, I don't think you understand percentages.
Why is it that everyone seems to ignore the Elephant in the room?
Which the vehicles are capable, is the driver Ever capable? I'm thinking less than 10% of drivers in the world are capable, regardless of the vehicle. And no, you are not in that 10% (doesn't matter who you are).
So professional, trained drivers who test their limits regularly are no more capable than the worst driver on the road?
Yes, I'm not only a trained performance driver, I've been a performance driving trainer. I can tell you that simply driving down the road at elevated speeds in a modern performance sedan isn't taxing in the least, even with other drivers around.
BTW, even if your 10% figure is accurate, that still means over 20 million drivers in the US are capable.
Recently, a NY legislator proposed 70 mph limits on various roads, to match nearby states PA, NH and ME. I support the bill though it has zero chance of passing in NY, and hope it doesn't provoke a rollback to 55.
No, I do not think they are too low. The main reason is safety. DOT has shown over and over again that fatalities in car wrecks increase with speed.
Yes - for multiple reasons. On the driver side of the system, the faster you're going, the less time there is for the human to react with steering and braking, because you're covering the same distance in shorter time.
On the vehicle side of the system, the faster you're going, the poorer the vehicle will be able to actually respond to the desired rapid steering or braking input - braking distances increase with speed and vehicle stability under rapid steering inputs decreases with speed.
And finally, if there's going to be an impact, the higher the speed, the greater the damage to life and property.
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