What’s insane to me is that they’ve always been capable of doing this, they just never have. I’m not pointing fingers at NY in particular, I’m just saying as a society, this thing could have always happened.
There isn’t a single good reason why cars should be able to go anywhere beyond 80mph. It’s just unacceptable. If you’re impatient to the point where you actively choose being reckless over safety, then you probably shouldn’t be a driver.
I’m more extreme in this regard, but I don’t think there’s any reason any vehicle without active warning flashers and sirens needs to go above the posted speed limit, ever ever ever. Make every speed limit sign update the max speed on your vehicle.
I didn’t think about that, good point. It doesn’t really change my stance, I still think it would save more lives overall. How much over 70 (I assume that’s the average boonies speed cap) do people go in an emergency? How often does that compound the emergency? How often does it improve the outcome?
Speed limits can vary wildly depending on where you are and what the roads are like. Sometimes, it can be as low as 30 mph, 50 is common, 70 typically mostly on highways. I’ve been through some areas where the limits feel weirdly low. In some cases, I suspect it’s deliberate to set speed traps for people passing through who don’t know better.
Now obviously, nobody should be pulling 80 in a 30 zone, but in light of some of the speed limits I’ve personally seen, I absolutely think a hard restriction to the speed limit will cost lives. Maybe it will save others. Maybe even more than it costs. But some will die. Maybe an emergency override would be possible, but of course people will abuse it. I dunno, I’m not sure what the right call is, honestly.
What’s insane to me is that they’ve always been capable of doing this, they just never have. I’m not pointing fingers at NY in particular, I’m just saying as a society, this thing could have always happened.
There isn’t a single good reason why cars should be able to go anywhere beyond 80mph. It’s just unacceptable. If you’re impatient to the point where you actively choose being reckless over safety, then you probably shouldn’t be a driver.
I’m more extreme in this regard, but I don’t think there’s any reason any vehicle without active warning flashers and sirens needs to go above the posted speed limit, ever ever ever. Make every speed limit sign update the max speed on your vehicle.
Emergencies happen, and we can’t always wait for the ambulance to come to us, especially if we’re out in the boonies.
I didn’t think about that, good point. It doesn’t really change my stance, I still think it would save more lives overall. How much over 70 (I assume that’s the average boonies speed cap) do people go in an emergency? How often does that compound the emergency? How often does it improve the outcome?
Speed limits can vary wildly depending on where you are and what the roads are like. Sometimes, it can be as low as 30 mph, 50 is common, 70 typically mostly on highways. I’ve been through some areas where the limits feel weirdly low. In some cases, I suspect it’s deliberate to set speed traps for people passing through who don’t know better.
Now obviously, nobody should be pulling 80 in a 30 zone, but in light of some of the speed limits I’ve personally seen, I absolutely think a hard restriction to the speed limit will cost lives. Maybe it will save others. Maybe even more than it costs. But some will die. Maybe an emergency override would be possible, but of course people will abuse it. I dunno, I’m not sure what the right call is, honestly.
I kind of have that and it’s really inconsistent. I just dial my speed in manually