Texas Expands 80 MPH Speed Limit Quote:
But.. but.. I thought speed kills? |
Nope....just the sudden stop at the end :smug: BTW, you are probably too young to remember but Interstate speed limits in the US used to be 75-80 mph back in the 1960s. The used to drop by 10 mph after dark. |
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the difference in speed amongst drivers kill. |
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Enforcing laws such as keeping right except to pass, using turn signals and following too closely would go a long way to reduce interactions between vehicles. |
yep but keeping right except to pass is one law i dont really agree with. if im going the max speed limit on the left, why should i keep right with someone who might be going less than the speed limit. theoretically, if everyone was going at the speed limit, they still need to keep right and let the left lane be completely open and unused. kinda related but i love the style of driving in asia because its every man for themselves. so although turning on a signal wont make someone yield, if i just slowly let the car slide in, the car behind is forced to stop. its not considered 'bad' driving cuz everyone does it and its accepted and everyone is more aware to watch out for these things. although this becomes a major problem when drivers from asia go to places like vancouver. |
Looked at the forum preview and knew this thread was started by whom already... How many years has it been since you have been whining about traffic laws on here? Now please just move to Texas already. |
Speed limits were set when vehicles had drum brakes, solid axles, and manual steering, to think the speed limits on the roads today reflect the technology in modern vehicles is ridiculous. Time to re-evaluate the speed limits in the city and highways. |
^yea and also lacking abs, traction control, advance lighting technology, crumple zones, air bags and GOOD tires. i really think the government needs to re-evaluate the speed limits. |
too bad some people still drive those type of cars |
funny how modern cars are on the road these days, how quickly they can come to a stop - yet i still see tons of cars running red lights. Most people get in accidents because there are idiots on the road, not because of the ancient technology in their cars. I, for one, don't support a speed limit of 130km/h, especially because we still don't have as big a commuter culture as Texans, and our gas isn't as cheap. Cars become significantly less fuel efficient going 130 compared to 110. |
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the problem is that 99% of people, and it's probably more like 99.99% of people, do not have ANY idea what their car is, and ISN'T capable of doing, as far as extreme cornering and braking. you can't have speed limits that cater to advanced drivers and high-tech vehicles, when the common denominator is still ALWAYS going to be the skill level of the average driver. |
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And when the average driver rolls stop signs and red lights then the stop signs and red lights should not be there? Ah Mom.....but everbody is doing it!!!! |
The consequences of driving through a red light are often much higher than the consequences of driving 100kph in an 80kph speed zone outside a municipality. Many stop signs could quite safely be replaced with yield signs since yielding is effectively what the driver is doing anyway. |
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I said "many", not "all". "Yield" still means give way to the right of way, which often requires a stop. |
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With new safety regulations, my mom's mazda3 has RIDICULOUSLY thick A-pillars. When coming up to an intersection I'm constantly paranoid I'm going to run down someone's grandma. I have to slow and kind of rock fore and back (even when stopped) to make sure there's nobody crossing as I'm about to turn. |
Are they able to slow down enough when rush hour starts? Rear-ending somebody at 130km seems brutal... |
Listening to the scanner picking up a speed trap operation in the works and it really has solidified for me just how little about safety these traps really are. These traffic guys seem to be itching to write tickets. I especially love the parts where they can't get the vehicle descriptions accurate. Too bad the drivers don't have scanners. |
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This is the problem IMO with highway driving in North America. If you're going the speed limit in the right lane and somebody in front of you is going below the speed limit, you pass them using the left lane and then get back into the right lane. If you are in the left lane doing the same speed as the guy in the right, I don't care if you're going under, at or over the speed limit, stop speed matching the guy next to you and either fall in behind or in front of him so other people can get through. It's not rocket science and it helps keep traffic flowing more smoothly, lets douches get through and away from you in traffic, helps keep everyone on the highway from getting frustrated and pulling crazy moves. It makes ZERO sense to just sit in the left lane on a highway when you aren't passing someone. |
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