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GordonThree wrote:
Why is the fact that someone is moving faster than you an indication they are in a hurry? I usually walk faster than most people so I'm constantly moving past them. Am I in a hurry? Nope, that's just the speed at which I walk. Same thing on the highway. When I'm on the bike I'm usually more comfortable moving a little faster than the flow of traffic. I like to be proactive and in a position to avoid that incident instead of getting caught up in it. Doesn't mean I'm in a hurry, that's just the way I ride.
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Why is everyone in such a darn hurry?pnichols wrote:
The problem is that you equate bad driving to speeding. Speed had nothing to do with the bad driving. Speed was secondary to his lousy driving. I speed all the time, usually a couple mph over the limit, but most of the time you'd never know it because I ride smoothly, and rarely ruffle feathers.
Most of these type discussions seem to always gravitate towards wrongly opinioned conclusions something like this:
"If vehicles all around you are going over the speed limit and you're not and if there is not a right-hand slow lane or appropriate slow vehicle turnouts ... then you are out of line if you don't speed up to match the rest of the law breakers."
And the bottom-line justification for the above position being in the right is usually "safety".
The above is baloney thinking.
How about more enforcement of speed limits and way stiffer fines for the caught speed law violators? Maybe more (expensive) law enforcement officers and their vehicles is not required. Maybe it's instead way cheaper and better to use license plate reading radar detectors installed all over the country to slow drivers down.
For example, a couple weeks ago we were traveling downhill on a winding mountain road with a 40 MPH speed limit and we were traveling 2-3 MPH faster and still barely safely than this in our motorhome. There were no safe pullouts and no road shoulders. An impatient pickup soon pulled up behind, tailgating us. The pickup (male) driver soon passed us crossing double yellow lines, gave use a certain finger as he passed us, and quickly pulled away obviously going way faster than 40 MPH.
The above baloney stuff goes on all the time. Something is out of whack on this county's roadways. When is it going to end? For Pete's Sack ... IMHO millions of drivers need to slow down and smell either the roses or the fuel fumes!- I think you all missed the most important part of the story:
"Former NFL Dallas Cowboys quarterback and Fox Sports analyst Troy Aikman also tweeted his support: “Finally!”"
Whatever Troy says. - I used to speed like mad as a kid, I grew out of it. Nothing's that important that getting there a little early makes any difference to me. Unless you're speeding at double the limit, you're won't be getting there much ahead of me "puttering" along at the speed limit.
Rolling road blocks used to bug me, as a kid I'd want to do at least 20 over whatever the speed limit was. Now, they can just roll on, water off a ducks back. Road rage isn't good for the ticker or the pocket book. - WOW. WOW. WOW.
Getting heated up here. Settle down some. I got same type of ticket. Went to fight it in court but I'm so slow I missed my court date.
It's a joke folks. GordonThree wrote:
How is driving the speed limit considered enforcing it?
Ever try to get past the rolling roadblock of two side-by-side vehicles cruising down the road? What would you call it?GordonThree wrote:
Why is everyone in such a darn hurry?
Now that's a really good question for which I have no answer. If you get one, please, please, please let us all know.- How is driving the speed limit considered enforcing it?
Why is everyone in such a darn hurry? - The laws in most states specify that the left lane is for passing, the right lane is to be used unless passing.
Any vehicle driving in the left lane at any speed under any speed limit, with open pavement ahead and one or more vehicles in close order behind, is obligated to pull over into the right lane and let the left lane traffic go. Period. End of story.
Unless you are a LEO, you have NO authority to enforce the speed limit. Attempting to do so is how we get road rage incidents. IBcarguy wrote:
Old-Biscuit wrote:
'Hero' :H
Trooper did his Job ---enforcing a Law that has been on the books since 2015
Glad lady got caught and citation issued.
But the 'Hero' part is a bit too much
Hero?? I don't get it either.
The hero title is way overused to the point it is meaningless and just another word.
Most (not all) true Heroes are dead because they gave their life for others.Old-Biscuit wrote:
'Hero' :H
Trooper did his Job ---enforcing a Law that has been on the books since 2015
Glad lady got caught and citation issued.
But the 'Hero' part is a bit too much
Hero?? I don't get it either.
