Just because you can do a thing doesn't mean you should. Every person has the capacity to be a murderer, fortunately almost no one is. Most cars in good shape can exceed 90 MPH, some by a huge margin, fortunately the large majority of drivers are mature enough to show restraint and drive at a safer speed.
In high school, a friend of mine fell and cut an artery under his arm. We grabbed a towel and made a compression bandage to stem the flow and hit the road to the hospital. I had a 1967 442 and on this trip it got to an indicated 120 plus MPH for a few short periods. The road was nearly empty and my friend was bleeding out to the point of being as pale as the background on this page, so no comments on the "irresponsibility" of it all. We made the hospital in time to save his life by a "just barely" according to most of the E R staff and the inside of my car looked like a slaughterhouse. It soon smelled like it also.
The point being, if I had been limited to 90 MPH or less, I would have lost a very good friend who has gone on to be a very positive part of our world. I haven't driven like that on a public road at any other time but I'm very thankful I could.
Be careful what you wish for 'cause you might get it...and then find yourself much worse off.
the reckless or irresponsible driving of a few does not warrant gov't arbitrarily and putatively determining what private companies can and cannot do with their manufactured vehicles.
This is done with every vehicle sold in America! Smog control, safety features, etc. Put govenors on every car sold like cataletic converters and the problem is fixed at no cost to the govt.
i don't have a major issue with that either. similar to the way licenses are distributed in some euro countries. by engine displacement. beginners can't get the high power license without working their way up the ladder in experience and demonstrated capability.
Your talking out both sides of your mouth... Don't limit how fast my car can go but it's okay to limit what I can drive based on my license.
Governors should not be placed on emergency vehicles however.
I can honestly say I've never seen an ambulance traveling anywhere near 90 MPH. I've never seen one on an Interstate Highway though. I've seen them on a 26 mile long highway east of town, looked like they were doing 65-75 in a 55 zone. That's a far cry from 90+.
I know Conservatives in the discussion hate the thought of Government imposing a limit on their """"right""" to drive wrecklessly and endanger everyone sharing the road with them. Would they favor having ALL speed limits removed? So, they could drive 65 through a school zone without fear of a traffic ticket? I'm a bit of a Libertarian and believe there is way too much Government involvement in our lives (Terri Schiavo) and legislated morality is something Conservatives should oppose, instead of embracing as they do. But, I digress.
The best argument IMO to limit speeds on rural highways is to conserve fuel. Go ahead and argue some vehicles are tuned to get better mileage above 65 MPH. That speed is legal on many highways. You cannot change the fact that doubling wind speed quadrupled the force exerted on a surface. Running over 70 MPH is energy intensive regardless of what street legal wheeled vehicle you're driving. I vote for 90 MPH being too high a limit.
Nobody, and I mean NOBODY, needs to go more than 75 or so on public roads. Any total moron in the USA who can sign their name ( or make their mark) can get a drivers license. How many citations did I write for 85-90 in a 55 ON THE PHONE...... I lost count. I'm all for personal freedoms, but CruisinAZ has it right. Driving is a privelege, not a right, and me or anyone else doesn't have the right to drive as fast as they want, or can.
The GPS technology exists today that your vehicle's speed and the road you're driving on could be transmitted and compiled to issue you fees for speeding. You would get a bill every month itemizing the charges, for example: 50mph on a 35mph street for 2 miles, 85 mph on a freeway limited to 70 mph for 10 miles, etc. Pay the "tax" and avoid losing your license. You would have to consider how much money it's worth to you to get to work 2 minutes faster. The current system lets you gamble on getting caught. The tax system would catch everybody and thus be fairer. Suggest this to anybody and they will HATE it. Speeding is a unique law that Americans feel is all right to break. Can you think of any other law that is treated like that? It's like a constitutional right for most people. But the cost to society is real. This would transfer the cost to the speeders. I know, you're going to hate this.
Nobody, and I mean NOBODY, needs to go more than 75 or so on public roads. Any total moron in the USA who can sign their name ( or make their mark) can get a drivers license. How many citations did I write for 85-90 in a 55 ON THE PHONE...... I lost count. I'm all for personal freedoms, but CruisinAZ has it right. Driving is a privelege, not a right, and me or anyone else doesn't have the right to drive as fast as they want, or can.
I don't need to I'll agree with that part but if I want to that's my choice. If I want and accept the risks including possibly killing people around me then that is my choice to make and should be my responsibility when things get all pear shaped.
I support my more involved driver training. Level licenses etc. Driving is a priviledge and people too often forget that lil part. I'd wager that a solid 30% of the people on our roads today shouldn't be and that over 75% aren't skilled enough to handle the speeds they already travel.
Reeducate/retest/restructure but don't take away my speed!
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, but I am genuinely shocked how regularly I see it . . . really scary.
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