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Police admit low speed limits are often unsafe

Discussion in 'Fred's House of Pancakes' started by windstrings, Aug 8, 2014.

  1. WilDavis

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    I think max speed-limits should be done away with, but lane-changing and passing on either side should be banned. I can't be bothered to go into detailed explanations, but I'm sure it's all there on youtube - have at it folks! Good Luck! :sneaky: ;):)
     
  2. ETC(SS)

    ETC(SS) The OTHER One Percenter.....

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  3. bisco

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    well, 2 years gone by now, and no change in psl around here.
     
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    Our state recently raised the speed limit this year to 70mph to increase gas tax revenue and highway deaths increased 35% this year compared to last
     
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    wow. i'm sure someone will try to defend the move based on some other statistic.
     
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    They already have and plan to increase speeds across the board.

    Their defense is that in the last year we have had a massive increase in youth and elderly drivers on the road.

    Walker says he will not increase gas taxes ever, his 10% solution is to raise speed limits which increase gas usage thus increasing revenue.

    And so far he has been correct revenues have increased dramatically despite an only modest increase in miles traveled.

    Nothing like making the public waste more gas and die more often just so we can say our gas tax hasn't gone up
     
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