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Originally Posted by husker boxster
Speeding is something we all probably do, esp with a car that's capable of speed way past any posted limit. 10 mph over is speeding. 35 OVER is stupid. I happen to consistently drive 5 over, so I'm not perfect either. But even 10 over will keep you within the parameters of safety for that location. Someone decided that should be the speed limit. If you don't like it, then go through the process of having it changed or suffer the consequences if you get stopped. But arbitrarily ignoring laws you disapprove of will result in chaos. We have enough of that already. What happens if the guy approaching from the left doesn't like that stop sign? Traffic laws work both ways.
Drifting on public roads is also stupid. I would submit that it's even dumber than speeding so I'm not even going to dive into proving it's dumb. If this was a simple 'I was driving 35 over' thread, we could debate the luck of getting out of a ticket. But throw in 'I'm speeding AND being an asshat trying to drift', then he's nothing but a menace on the public roads.
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Problem is there are too many roads, too many ill-conceived speed limits...they’re ubiquitous. And some are absolutely ludicrous. Got stopped (first time in quite some time) this past September doing like 42 in a 25 on a road close to home that I know very well. It’s a woodsy road with gentle curves, and an occasional home here and there, mostly set well back away from the road, no parked cars, great visibility. Never once in 17 years have I seen a pedestrian. 25 MPH??? There are people that can run that fast. It becomes simply impossible for me to take the whole speed limit thing seriously when you see how out of touch with reality they so often have become. All credibility is lost. [Got a warning BTW---guy noticed the next day was my birthday and let it slide :] And I doubt one person could successfully campaign to change even one, especially since they’re such wonderful generators of revenue for the local and state governments---sacred cows, golden geese, whatever…
And the guy coming from the left, ignoring the stop sign? That’s exactly the type of contingency I referred to, and is one of a multitude the driver has to factor into the equation when driving, regardless of your speed. If you’re driving fast, you just have to do a better job of it. You must
assume he’s not a fan of stop signs. How well you know the roads you’re on is a huge factor as well. If you don’t know the road, you don’t know where those intersections are, so you don’t push it. “Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead” is not the prime directive here---slowing down is an option I exercise all the time. Heck, acceleration and deceleration are part of the fun.
Bottom line, despite my fervor in arguing this, it’s really kind of an occasional thing for me, and only when circumstances are favorable. No “chaos” so far. And drifting? Never been a fan, except occasionally in an empty, snow covered parking lot.
