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Mr. P said:You guys need to get to the race track and Zoom-zoom until ya can't stand it anymore..The law is writen for many reasons..One is the weak link, the not so good driver..folks it's a fact, ya gotta share the road with them...Get over the "I can do it so why restrict me crap"..It's call Public..
As in Public highways. The rules/laws apply to ALL of us.
GotZoom said:I'm not going to jump on the "Government has no right telling it's people what to do" bandwagon, but I will say this: There needs to be something done about the speed limit situation. Much of the research simply does not back-up the reasoning behind those limits.
There are some people, from what I have read (and you should know who you are), who feel like that 'cannot' seem to control their car at speed.
Easy solution: Keep the hell out of the left lane, please.
So here is an idea: What about graduated licensing.
Those who don't feel confident with their driving; i.e. a couple of people who posted in this thread, would have a D-Class license. This would allow them to drive only during daylight, at speeds not exceeding 45mph. They would be forbidden to travel on interstate, mulitlane highways. They would be allowed passengers over the age of 18.
C-Class license: This would allow both night and day operation, at speeds upto 65mph, and only allowed to use the right-hand most lane of highways. Allowed passengers of any age. Only during heavy merging would this person be allowed into an 'other than right-hand' lane, and then only for a distance not to exceed 1/8 mile.
B-Class: The above but changed to allow for speeds of up to 130mph, and can use the center lane for travel, left-lane by exception.
A-Class: Up to 175mph, No lane or travel restrictions.
NR-Class: No speed restriction; Drivers are allowed to pass on any available piece of concrete - as long as it's to the LEFT of the person being passed. This includes shoulders and medians.
Obviously the people with the NR, A, and B class licenses will have the proper training and certification. This is easy achieved by taking classes and being graded on practical application.
If they can restrict your driving because of eye-sight, they certainly should be able to allow certain drivers a speed consideration due to ability and training.
archangel said:that this is a joke....certification for high speed drivers...give me a break...I for one did receive certification in high speed pursuit courses both in local as well as federal law enforcement acadamies...the one thing stressed on these courses is to know when to drop your speed and when to break off a pursuit...namely when others were endangered...I could knock the socks off you and insein on high speed driving...yet I know better and follow the posted laws as they are there for a reason...end of story! :blah2:
-=d=- said:bfd? Karate Folk are trained to use discipline when exercising THEIR training, too. How do you KNOW how 'good' you are compared to those two? In my experience, those who are afraid of 'speed' are often those who shouldn't be allowed to drive in the first place; moreover, they can't/refuse to accept the absolute truth that 'speed does NOT kill - Poor Decision-making Kills' (regardless of speed).
Next time we're all on a race track together (as-if), you'd get a chance to prove your 'm@d Sk|llz". Whichever car you drive, vs my 1.3L Mazda.
In traffic know doubt..-=d=- said:I just have to say, I believe I could come up with video of me taking a 35mph corner, closer to 90mph, than 75.
Mr. P said:In traffic know doubt..
A single car on a mountain road? Interstate 5 during rush hour?
Context, huh? Wish I'd have known that the night I tried to take a 90* curve at 20mph above the speed limit..No traffic, just me.-=d=- said:Depends on how you define 'traffic'...
Speeding in context is pretty safe.
Mr. P said:Context, huh? Wish I'd have known that the night I tried to take a 90* curve at 20mph above the spped limit..No traffic, just me.
I was damn lucky, I only spun 270* and stayed on the road..
I was speeding..Context didn't matter, I just got real lucky.
It was both...-=d=- said::funnyface
That was a result of 'decision making' not 'speeding'.
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-=d=- said::funnyface
That was a result of 'decision making' not 'speeding'.
Or, perhaps you need a Mazda?
No..I saw a sign...curves normally are not really 90* when they show they are on the sign...this one was..GotZoom said:.. You saw the turn...THOUGHT you could make it.
Bad choice.
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Mr. P said:No..I saw a sign...curves normally are not really 90* when they show they are on the sign...this one was..
Things are diff. now, traffic signs are more accurate now..that happened before you guys were out of diapers.
:fifty:
Mr. P said:No..I saw a sign...curves normally are not really 90* when they show they are on the sign...this one was..
Things are diff. now, traffic signs are more accurate now..that happened before you guys were out of diapers.
Well, I admit I was distracted by the babe in the other set.GotZoom said:Maybe d....
but not me.
And...(sorry, I just can't resist)....apparently your reaction time was a bit slower too.
