Had one of THOSE kind of drivers last night

FWIW, in my car, the speedometer is slightly off. When my speedometer reads 50 mph the vehicle is really going about 4 mph slower. When I'm drive in, my speedometer often stays at about 80 mph, but the actual speed is less than 75 mph.

I think the reason in my vehicle is that the tires are not the same size as the factory originals. I'm sure there are others with a similarly faulty speedometers.

The speed limit is set for a reason. People should abide by what is set by LAW. If you are going over the limit then you will just have to do so on your own time away from anyone else, preferrably on a race track. I would hazard a guess that when the LAW says travel on the right and pass on the left, it didn't intend for the left hand traffic to be going 20+ miles OVER the limit. Give me a break on the speed issue -- if it won't kill you, it'll kill the person in the other car. Also, it wouldn't hurt for everyone of you out there to remember we are ALL trying to get home to loved ones. (Was an almost victim of a stupid truck swerving from behind me -- would have lost my daughter.)

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Originally posted by Stuck2
[br]The speed limit is set for a reason. People should abide by what is set by LAW.

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Really? you might want to visit www.dumblaws.com and other such sites.

Saw this law on a tv show a few years ago:

Since it's a law in PA (don't think they've repealed it yet), I'm sure when you drive there and come to an intersection, you stop your car, wait a set period of time (it was in minutes, but can't remember the specific amount), then get out, wave a red flag, get back in, wait the same amount of time, then get out, wave a lantern, get back in, wait set amount of time, then get out, fire a rifle, get back in and wait set amount of time, then you may proceed.

If you don't, then you are not abiding by the LAW. What you recommend, death by stoning?

And God help you if you have sex in anything other than the missionary position. I'll be by to check.

Seriously tho, the point I'm trying to make is that some laws were good at the time, and maybe not now. I have passed many officers going over the speed limit, why (according to you) did they not pull me over that second? Why, most likely they are looking for the people who are weaving in and out of traffic and doing other unsafe things. Those of us going with the flow of traffic, they leave alone. Now, am I saying that if I get pulled over and get a ticket that the cop is wrong and I'm right? Absolutely not. I'm 100% wrong, and I pay my fine and move on with my life.

Just think. If everyone traveled at about the posted speed, the amount and seriousness of the accidents would reduce. Can't say they'll all disappear because of human error. But if everyone stepped back and relaxed, then some of the error would disappear. For all of you who do speed, speed is not 100% of the problem; human error is probably 90% but speed maximizes the error. And the cars of today -- going 80+ is a piece of cake. I've looked down and done a double take! It does take a conscious effort to keep to or close to the posted speeds. For the speed demons, save it for the OPEN road--it's not meant for rush hour traffic or heavily populated areas.

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Originally posted by ScarletLSG
[br]Okay, #1, #3,#9, #10 -- all were "Rear ended in bumper to bumper traffic." -- and you state that "Speed was a factor in ZERO of the accidents." My claim is that DISPARATE speed is the cause of accidents. IF you were rear ended then YOU were going slower than the individual that rear ended you, which caused you to have the accident. DISPARATE SPEEDS.

Oh ... I thought you'd agreed to disagree.

ScarletLSG

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Don't agree with your use of disparate. I was going zero, they were going 5 mph. Not that much of a difference.

Ok, I've said more than my $0.02. I guess if you stay to the right, and I stay to the left of the road we'll get along fine :-)