Thread: 55 returning? It had better not-the dumbest law since Prohibition
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Old July 8th 08, 11:43 PM posted to misc.transport.road,rec.autos.driving
Eeyore
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Default 55 returning? It had better not-the dumbest law since Prohibition


wrote:

> Jeff Morrison > wrote:
> > wrote:
> >
> > > I would agree, Virginia seems to have a "Hard-On" against speeding
> > > more than any state I can think of. They consider anything over 80 to
> > > be Reckless Driving and nail you accordingly.
> >
> > > Jim K. Georges
> >
> > Anything over 80 IS reckless driving.
>
> Not True! On an urban interstate in moderate to heavy traffic, weaving
> in and out OK, but on a rural Interstate, staying in your lane with a
> speed limit of 65 or 70 among minimal traffic in perfect weather
> conditions, no, it's not reckless.

I once made a trip of around 150 mi once in Europe at an AVERAGE speed of 83
mph.

We all arrived safely. The traffic was fine. It seemed quite normal to me.
However I wouldn't expect every driver to be able to do that. So do we let
the lowest common denominator set the standard or ban useless drivers from
high speed highways ?

Graham
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