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Only government operates on this type of logic

Linflas

Linflas

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There is a road locally with a posted speed limit of 45 MPH. One woman that lives along this road has evidently been bugging VDOT (Virginia Dept. of Tranportation) that people are speeding on this road. VDOT does a study and finds that 85% of the traffice travels at 54MPH on said road. Their brilliant response is to propose to lower the speed limit an additional 5 MPH to 40MPH. :roll: More revenue FTW.
 
Originally posted by: Linflas
There is a road locally with a posted speed limit of 45 MPH. One woman that lives along this road has evidently been bugging VDOT (Virginia Dept. of Tranportation) that people are speeding on this road. VDOT does a study and finds that 85% of the traffice travels at 54MPH on said road. Their brilliant response is to propose to lower the speed limit an additional 5 MPH to 40MPH. :roll: More revenue FTW.
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What road?
 
More revenue would be obtained by ticketing more. It sounds like a decent solution. When the limit in Central Park was 30mph, drivers would fly through at 40. Now with the limit at 25, they're slower. Why cars are even in Central Park is another story... (soon to be gone we hope)
 
Originally posted by: Brainonska511
They'll still go 54MPH.
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Not necessarily. I usually pretty much go 5-10 over the speed limit. If the speed limit on a road I usually travel were to be lowered, I'd end up going 5-10 over that speed limit.

Of course, the old coot is still going to be pissed that everyone is speeding...
 
If the speed limit is 45 MPH, the road is probably designed to be safe at 55 MPH. The fact that most were driving 54 MPH means the safe design limits are probably being routinely exceeded.

So, since most people drive 5-10 MPH over the limit, dropping the limit solves that safety problem. If people didn't speed, then they could raise the limit to 55 MPH. But you speeders ruin it. Its your fault for low speed limits.
 
Tax-aginia. I moved to AL, and changed car insurance. I registered the vehicles in AL, but didn't call up VA DMV to report this. As I was military during my stay in VA. Well they suspended my license because of this. Which I was fortunate to discover while renewing my license in AL. Fourty-two dollars later, my license is back in good standing and I can be free of VA.

Anyway they can find a way to bleed you of money, VA will find that and more.
 
Originally posted by: dullard
If the speed limit is 45 MPH, the road is probably designed to be safe at 55 MPH. The fact that most were driving 54 MPH means the safe design limits are probably being routinely exceeded.

So, since most people drive 5-10 MPH over the limit, dropping the limit solves that safety problem. If people didn't speed, then they could raise the limit to 55 MPH. But you speeders ruin it. Its your fault for low speed limits.
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The state makes a good amount of revenue off ticketing speeders. They'd just lower it anyway. Speeders are irrelevant.
 
Originally posted by: dullard
If the speed limit is 45 MPH, the road is probably designed to be safe at 55 MPH. The fact that most were driving 54 MPH means the safe design limits are probably being routinely exceeded.

So, since most people drive 5-10 MPH over the limit, dropping the limit solves that safety problem. If people didn't speed, then they could raise the limit to 55 MPH. But you speeders ruin it. Its your fault for low speed limits.
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My counter argument: People routinely travel at the speed they feel safe, thus, if you raise the speed limit, people won't raise their speed accordingly, simply less will be classified as speeders.
 
Originally posted by: dullard
If the speed limit is 45 MPH, the road is probably designed to be safe at 55 MPH. The fact that most were driving 54 MPH means the safe design limits are probably being routinely exceeded.

So, since most people drive 5-10 MPH over the limit, dropping the limit solves that safety problem. If people didn't speed, then they could raise the limit to 55 MPH. But you speeders ruin it. Its your fault for low speed limits.
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:roll:
 
Originally posted by: So
Originally posted by: dullard
If the speed limit is 45 MPH, the road is probably designed to be safe at 55 MPH. The fact that most were driving 54 MPH means the safe design limits are probably being routinely exceeded.

So, since most people drive 5-10 MPH over the limit, dropping the limit solves that safety problem. If people didn't speed, then they could raise the limit to 55 MPH. But you speeders ruin it. Its your fault for low speed limits.
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My counter argument: People routinely travel at the speed they feel safe, thus, if you raise the speed limit, people won't raise their speed accordingly, simply less will be classified as speeders.
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It depends. On our Highways, the speed limit is 55. I routinely travel at 75-80mph because it's what I feel comfortable driving at. Most people do not feel safe driving their cars above 80mph, so in this case I think you would be correct.

However, apply that to more residential streets, and things start to get hairy. I know a few roads in my area that I would feel comfortable going 60 on, however the speed limit is only 35, so I do about 40-45 on them. If it was raised to 40-45, I'd definitely do 50-55mph.
 
Originally posted by: PingSpike
Originally posted by: dullard
If the speed limit is 45 MPH, the road is probably designed to be safe at 55 MPH. The fact that most were driving 54 MPH means the safe design limits are probably being routinely exceeded.

So, since most people drive 5-10 MPH over the limit, dropping the limit solves that safety problem. If people didn't speed, then they could raise the limit to 55 MPH. But you speeders ruin it. Its your fault for low speed limits.
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The state makes a good amount of revenue off ticketing speeders. They'd just lower it anyway. Speeders are irrelevant.
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Radar detectors are also illegal there...although that didn't stop me.
 
Originally posted by: So
My counter argument: People routinely travel at the speed they feel safe, thus, if you raise the speed limit, people won't raise their speed accordingly, simply less will be classified as speeders.
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Honestly, tell me what happened when the federal speed limit was raised. BigJ has some valid points.
Originally posted by: Insane3D
:roll:
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I'm sorry you can't handle the truth. 😉
 
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