[poll] Cars and Speed Limits

[BulletWhole]

Barring an emergency there is NO reason why any passenger vehicle should be allowed to go faster than 80. Hybrid cars going 130 is quite an idiotic undertaking. How about we save some gas by not allowing any vehicle to go faster than 80. Emergency vehicles can, but you and me, heck no. If your late or are missing an appointment, tough, you should have planned better.

Give me reasons why people SHOULD go faster than 80. I expect allot of idiotic responses. But if you hold your knee a second and think about one major fact that we overlook everyday. That fact is that more people die in vehicle accidents every year than anything else. How can we save lives? Make our cars safer.

Yea some people will supe up their cars and have a fast car. So what, it will be their ticket and like CA does to some offenses, they crush the car.

So, how much savings can we as a country make by just limiting the speeds of our vehicles to 80? Better yet to the lives saved by accidents? What about drunk drivers? They can't go 100mph should make you feel 20mph better! Ok give it to ME!

 

[Rage -=KK=-]

Just like in the Dukes of Hazzard, how else are you going to escape Roscoe and jump the ravine only going 80mph?

How else is Lebron James going to get home after a game in like 5 minutes (referring to his speeding ticket on 12/30 for going 101 in a 65)?

 

[-=KA=- Lifter]

Because going fast is fun...

If you're looking to start a debate, you probably should stop while you're ahead...

Alot of people die in car accidents every year because of drunk driving, bad driving, not paying attention, etc. There's simply a whole lot of bad drivers out there - period. They don't watch what they're doing, they're talking on their cellphones, or they just aren't paying attention to the road. If you do more research, I bet you'll find that the majority of deaths related to car wrecks happen at around 40-60 mph. I'm not condoning breaking speed limits, but people can die just as easily at 60 than at 80 mph.


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How can we save lives? Make our cars safer.
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What does that have to do with speeding? I agree though, car manufacturer's could work on making them safer. Our roadways and traffic-light systems could use some improvement too.

 

[Rage -=KK=-]

I was ready to present the same argument but thought that it was best not to get into it.

But I will say that the old person going 45 on the interstate is more dangerous then everyone traveling at the same speed. Something to think about...

 

[naniekso]

if the city thought about transportation before it was built, then speeding wouldn't be a problem. New york subway>cars. But if you live in Wichita, it taks about 4mins to get to school in a car. DEVELPMENT DEVELPMENET DEVELPMENT!