Thread: 55 returning? It had better not-the dumbest law since Prohibition
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Old July 9th 08, 10:42 PM posted to misc.transport.road,rec.autos.driving
Brent P[_1_]
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Default 55 returning? It had better not-the dumbest law since Prohibition
On 2008-07-09, > wrote:
> On Jul 8, 7:01*pm, Eeyore >
> wrote:
>> > Eighty is wreakless driving. A lot of the drivers are too in-experienced and
>> > ignorant of the rules of the road to drive that fast.
>> SO TEACH THEM TO DRIVE PROPERLY !
>
> Not that simple. Public roads, by being public, are open to people
> with a wide variety of capability and attitudes. Since for most
> people there is alternative to driving, that is necessary.

Proper driving is easy. If you can't do it you should be removed from
the road. It's actually easier than walking.

> So that is why a motorist flying down a freeway must be prepared to
> come up against a poor driving doing only 55.

Yet, when people drive properly this is not a problem. That's why speed
derestricted autobahn can handle a porsche at 200mph and 2CV at 50mph at
the same time.


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