Speed Limits (U.S.) [modified]
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Henry Minute wrote:
And you maintain that it is the 35mpher that is the danger.
You are obviously delusional.He is not delusional Henry. In the U.S. you drive the speed of traffic. You can get a ticket for not driving the speed of traffic. If the posted speed limit is 65 and the speed of traffic is 70 then you drive 70 not 60. The speed of traffic is usually the same as the posted speed limit or 5-10 MPH faster. [edit] we do have a slow lane on most highways and this allows vehicles pulling trailers and other slow moving vehicles to travel. However, if you are going too slow against the speed of traffic then John Law will pull you over and ticket you.
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Slacker007 wrote:
You can get a ticket for not driving the speed of traffic. If the posted speed limit is 65 and the speed of traffic is 70 then you drive 70 not 60.
Seriously? You can get a ticket for not speeding? What if traffic is going 85 in a 60 zone? I've heard of people using others as a "rabbit"... they follow behind somebody else who is going over the speed limit in hopes the person in front will get pulled over rather than them.
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gavindon wrote:
he/she is doing 35 mph. This is actually a danger as there are PLENTY of people doing the 65(or higher)who are not paying proper attention
And you maintain that it is the 35mpher that is the danger. You are obviously delusional. Posted speeds, in all countries that I am aware of, indicate the maximum speed. It is those driving "without paying proper attention" that are the danger. Indeed, in the UK, there is a motoring offence of driving without due care and attention to cover such lunacies. The slower driver may, on occasion, cause an inconvenience but in the circumstances that you describe never a danger. The only time that could ever possibly be true would be if they were doing 35 in a zone where the minimum speed limit is 55 or higher and I ain't seen too many of them.
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Henry Minute wrote:
Posted speeds, in all countries that I am aware of, indicate the maximum speed.
Few people understand this. Most treat it as the minimum starting point.
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l a u r e n wrote:
i will be sure to check up on you when you get to 64
In all seriousness, I would have no problem being tested 65 or later. If I am a danger to others on the road then I shouldn't be driving. Most people here in the U.S. drive the speed limit or 5-10 MPH faster. You always drive to the speed of traffic. You don't drive to what you feel you should drive unless you are the only car on the road. Common sense.
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Slacker007 wrote:
You always drive to the speed of traffic.
Peer pressure? With thinking like that, it's no wonder this country's a mess. Imagine what would happen if everyone drove the posted LIMIT. :rolleyes:
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So if someone knows (common sense) that it is unsafe for them to drive at a certain speed it is ok? Then how does that jive with your original point?
Common sense is apparently lacking in the UK roads department. We have default speeds in the US; but when roads aren't safe to be driven at them lower speed limits are posted to discourage people from driving stupidly fast.
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That's a bit rich coming from an American: amongst the worst drivers I've ever encountered with the easiest road test and the oldest, stupidest drivers. That doesn't count the people who stick in the fast lane and will not move over, the others who bob and weave, the tailgaters, the girls in SUVs at lights on their phone who just sit there or the morons who don't understand that a stop sign means stop, not go! There is a difference between fast driving and driving fast. Wow: that feels better tho I suspect I've just painted a large target on my back for when I next return! :)
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digital man wrote:
...the morons who don't understand that a stop sign means stop...
So stop signs should be taken literally, but speed limit signs are merely a suggestion? :confused:
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Slacker007 wrote:
You always drive to the speed of traffic.
Peer pressure? With thinking like that, it's no wonder this country's a mess. Imagine what would happen if everyone drove the posted LIMIT. :rolleyes:
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You're a slow driver aren't you?
DavidCrow wrote:
it's no wonder this country's a mess.
I know, I know. The ruination of America is because of my irresponsible driving speeds. Lock me up, throw away the key. ;)
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Slacker007 wrote:
You can get a ticket for not driving the speed of traffic
Very, very rarely. I suspect the most likely reason that that would ever happen would be because the driver in the car behind you that is pissed off that you are going too slow is a police officer.
Drive 40 MPH on a highway going 70 and let's see how rare it is.
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Slacker007 wrote:
You can get a ticket for not driving the speed of traffic. If the posted speed limit is 65 and the speed of traffic is 70 then you drive 70 not 60.
Seriously? You can get a ticket for not speeding? What if traffic is going 85 in a 60 zone? I've heard of people using others as a "rabbit"... they follow behind somebody else who is going over the speed limit in hopes the person in front will get pulled over rather than them.
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On I-90 here in NY I have been cruising at 75 in a 65 with a State Trooper watching with no prob...he himself is cruising with the rest of us at the speed of traffic. Now if someone were to go 90 then that is not traveling at the speed of traffic and is a safety risk, same thing with a slow poke....safety.
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Ennis Ray Lynch, Jr. wrote:
Most of the Interstates in the U.S. outside of major cities are very straight and in excellent condition easily supporting triple digit speeds.
Except that those are only two of a number of factors that go into determining the working speed limit. The other, probably more important one, is stopping sight distance. That's why you see long, straing roads with low limits when there are dips, rises, driveways and intersecting roads. Basically you have to have enough time to stop when something comes into view. Cheers, Drew.
The "Interstate" in the U.S. doesn't usually have driveways, intersecting roads, oncoming traffic, or sight distance issues. In fact, I have yet to see a portion of the Interstate where I couldn't come to a complete stop nearly a mile before a visual obstruction (outside of major metropolitan areas).
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On I-90 here in NY I have been cruising at 75 in a 65 with a State Trooper watching with no prob...he himself is cruising with the rest of us at the speed of traffic. Now if someone were to go 90 then that is not traveling at the speed of traffic and is a safety risk, same thing with a slow poke....safety.
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That's not the same thing. I'm pretty sure that if everybody else is speeding and I'm going the speed limit, I cannot be given a ticket. And if I'm speeding at the same speed everybody else is speeding (whether it is 5MPH over the limit or 30MPH over the limit), I can be given a ticket. Regardless of actual safety, I believe this is the law.
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That's not the same thing. I'm pretty sure that if everybody else is speeding and I'm going the speed limit, I cannot be given a ticket. And if I'm speeding at the same speed everybody else is speeding (whether it is 5MPH over the limit or 30MPH over the limit), I can be given a ticket. Regardless of actual safety, I believe this is the law.
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AspDotNetDev wrote:
I'm pretty sure that if everybody else is speeding and I'm going the speed limit, I cannot be given a ticket.
If your speed is perceived as a danger to everyone else on the road (slow or fast) then you are wrong and the law can give you a ticket...regardless of the posted speed limit signs. The speed limit signs are guides. If the speed of the majority is getting to be to high for the area being patrolled then law enforcement usually will make that determination and start ticketing to slow the herd down. My sister in law is a California Sheriff. I'm not making this stuff up. :) -- Every state and local county/city/village is different. All the ones I have lived in, follow this methodology.
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digital man wrote:
...the morons who don't understand that a stop sign means stop...
So stop signs should be taken literally, but speed limit signs are merely a suggestion? :confused:
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DavidCrow wrote:
So stop signs should be taken literally, but speed limit signs are merely a suggestion?
You almost sound to me like you have no experience driving on the highways and roads of the United States. If you did, then you would not be so confused. Now you got me confused. :)
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AspDotNetDev wrote:
I'm pretty sure that if everybody else is speeding and I'm going the speed limit, I cannot be given a ticket.
If your speed is perceived as a danger to everyone else on the road (slow or fast) then you are wrong and the law can give you a ticket...regardless of the posted speed limit signs. The speed limit signs are guides. If the speed of the majority is getting to be to high for the area being patrolled then law enforcement usually will make that determination and start ticketing to slow the herd down. My sister in law is a California Sheriff. I'm not making this stuff up. :) -- Every state and local county/city/village is different. All the ones I have lived in, follow this methodology.
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So if traffic is going 70 and the speed limit is 60, there is no sure way to avoid a ticket? I do not think that is correct.
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So if traffic is going 70 and the speed limit is 60, there is no sure way to avoid a ticket? I do not think that is correct.
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AspDotNetDev wrote:
there is no sure way to avoid a ticket?
Correct. However, chances of you getting a ticket are very low if you are traveling at the same speed as everyone else, whether it is 40 MPH or 400 MPH. ;)
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Your entitled to your opinion. Since I have never been to Europe or the UK I really can't talk shit about your small cars and small ... :-D
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Slacker007 wrote:
Your entitled to your opinion
No, an observation: I've lived lengthy periods both places and still come and go regularly and look forward to some real driving on open roads in the US but driving in the cities... I'd rather take the bus.
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digital man wrote:
...the morons who don't understand that a stop sign means stop...
So stop signs should be taken literally, but speed limit signs are merely a suggestion? :confused:
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"Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons
"Some people are making such thorough preparation for rainy days that they aren't enjoying today's sunshine." - William Feather
Be a bit dumb the other way around, don't you think? :)
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Slacker007 wrote:
Common sense.
Bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz! But my favorites are the morons who slow down becasue they see a police car. They weren't going over the speed limit or anything, mind you. Unless the idiots this morning were all drug-runners afraid to be pulled over for a broken taillight, they had no reason to drop to 50 when the cop car pulled out onto the highway. We were all doing a nice get-to-work-on-time 70 before then.
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That one's not moronic if you are doing over the limit ... it is quite silly to overtake a policeman at 20 over the limit and get caught. (Same reason people brake for cameras.) Though yes, if they slow down to less than the limit, that's unnecessary.
As was the case here. We were all doing the limit (70) until the police entered the highway. The ones in front of me slowed to 50...in the left lane. I patiently waited until they got the hell out of my way, then went back up to 70 and passed them. And the police car. :)
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As was the case here. We were all doing the limit (70) until the police entered the highway. The ones in front of me slowed to 50...in the left lane. I patiently waited until they got the hell out of my way, then went back up to 70 and passed them. And the police car. :)
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Yeah if the limit was 70 that is dumb. My usual experience of that is in a stream of traffic doing 85 on the motorway (limit: 70mph, ignored everywhere where there is no enforcement), suddenly slowing to 70.
Drivers here are so freaking paranoid and/or stupid. There's a new-ish law that if you see an emergency vehicle ulled over on the shoulder (cop, ambulance, fire, whatever), you need to move over to the far lane or slow down. A perfectly sensible rule. So what do they do? The move over to the far lane AND slow down. (Don't think it's rubber-necking. Never noticed them slowing down for a look-see before this went into effect. Hard to see from the driver's seat. Though they all do slow down and gawk if the accident or whatever is on the opposing side.)
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