The Speed Limit on RT 347 is not 70mph! (York: schools, office)

[NYTom]

The day speed cameras are installed everywhere you will see a slow down. It will only be a matter of time.

[ovi8]

Originally Posted by NYTom

The day speed cameras are installed everywhere you will see a slow down. It will only be a matter of time.

Everyone doing 55mph on the highway (because nobody will actually go slower) is a recipe for even worse traffic. Same for local roads.

I feel like not everyone has seen this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoETMCosULQ

[pidge1114]

I just came home in this rainstorm doing 75 on the LIE with no ramifications. No one died. No one was pushed off the road. I just sat in the middle lane, doing 75mph, keeping up with the flow of traffic. IN THE RAIN.

I can't believe lives weren't lost.

[SilverBulletZ06]

Originally Posted by pidge1114

I just came home in this rainstorm doing 75 on the LIE with no ramifications. No one died. No one was pushed off the road. I just sat in the middle lane, doing 75mph, keeping up with the flow of traffic. IN THE RAIN.

I can't believe lives weren't lost.

Because the speed limit is set as a revenue generating device, not a safety one. If it were a safety concern then the limit would be increased as safety standards and vehicle performance increase, which it hasn't.


Ask youself why the LIE (3+1 HOV with full lane width shoulders in most areas) has a speed limit of 55 while I95 which will be much more windy with elevation changes and 2-3 lanes with soft shoulders will be 75 in some areas.

[pidge1114]

Originally Posted by SilverBulletZ06

Because the speed limit is set as a revenue generating device, not a safety one. If it were a safety concern then the limit would be increased as safety standards and vehicle performance increase, which it hasn't.


Ask youself why the LIE (3+1 HOV with full lane width shoulders in most areas) has a speed limit of 55 while I95 which will be much more windy with elevation changes and 2-3 lanes with soft shoulders will be 75 in some areas.

I've brought up those reasons but you know who isn't satisfied with that. I completely agree with you. You know the system is flawed when the speed limit is the same o the LIE and parkways as it is for some stretches of 347, Deer Park Avenue, etc.

Off I go to work - look out world, here comes speedy.

[10-23]

Originally Posted by pidge1114

Off I go to work - look out world, here comes speedy.

Speeding is one thing, but there's something obnoxious about bragging that you do it every chance you get and going 75-80 mph.

[pidge1114]

Originally Posted by Chaser199

Speeding is one thing, but there's something obnoxious about bragging that you do it every chance you get and going 75-80 mph.

I do it only because of those that continually remind us that the speed limit is 55 and that speeding kills.

Threads like these pop up every so often, and are always littered with the same dreck. So I'm taking it back to the streets.

80.

[30to66at55]

I cant wait until the LIRR strike. I'll be on 347 watching you drive your 75mph...HaHa, AJ...

[pidge1114]

Originally Posted by 30to66at55

I cant wait until the LIRR strike. I'll be on 347 watching you drive your 75mph...HaHa, AJ...

If that's the case, that won't be long term. And I'm not on 347 all that long anyway.

It just bothers you SO much that I speed. I find it fascinating.

[30to66at55]

When speed cameras are installed...there will be nothing more that could bother me. You, on the other hand, might have a stroke.