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Originally Posted by RM7
Yeah, almost always someone is boasting this in one of these threads and every single time I go to said major city, it's never what they are claiming. It's like they have to come up with some kind of means to justify the speeds they are driving at. Every time it's the same damn thing, most of the people on the road are driving 5-10 above or less, not more.
And this is where these kinds of laws (speed cams, etc.) come from, they aren't trying to lessen the amount of crashes, they are trying to lessen the severity, the loss of life associated with severe impacts at high speed. The reason these places (major city highways) are being targeted is due to the amount of people this affects. Almost no one cares if you go speeding in Nevada on a desolate highway. Almost, there are always exceptions, but you are much less likely to kill or injure someone else.
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Again its Revenue tool for certain towns and usually cities that target poor / middle class people that can’t defend themselves.
In NYC, there are speed cameras and speed traps everywhere. The judges rule ppl guilty almost 99% of the time unless you hire an attorney. This is not normal.
If you want greater safety, do Driver License recertification every 5yrs etc. Enforcement of 55mph speed limits that were instituted 50yrs ago is asinine for modern vehicles that have much more advanced capabilities in handling, braking etc.