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   <23763$53113473$43da7656$4515@nntpswitch.blueworldhosting.com>, Liam   
   O'Connor  wrote:   
      
   > On Fri, 28 Feb 2014 16:03:02 -0500, nospam wrote:   
   >   
   > > exceeding the speed limit is not in itself dangerous.   
   >   
   > I must agree.   
   >   
   > If a Ford Pinto and a BMW 750i were to be neck and neck   
   > along a four-lane highway, and a deer unexpectedly   
   > dashed in front of them, at any highway speed, I would   
   > expect the BMW to be the "safer" car (drivers equalized).   
   >   
   > I always tell my kids, when we hear "speed kills", that   
   > it's an idiot's argument. Speed doesn't kill; otherwise   
   > simply going 75 miles an hour would kill more people.   
   >   
   > Going too fast for the vehicle to be kept under control   
   > when something unexpected happens, and not anticipating   
   > that unexpected event (e.g., going around a blind curve)   
   > is VASTLY more dangerous (it seems to me) than speed alone.   
   >   
   > But, law enforcement, being what it is, has nothing else   
   > to go by other than speed (I don't doubt that going 130mph   
   > on a 25mph road is a prescription for disaster - but it's   
   > reckless driving that actually is the major contributory   
   > factor).   
      
   Except that the speed limits are usually there for a good reason ...   
   whether it's because of dangerous blind or deceptively tight curves,   
   hidden side roads, school crossings, road works, etc. The speed lmit   
   sign is there to advise you of the safe speed for that area's   
   conditions. Speed limit signs are not put there simply to make you   
   drive slower for the sake of it or to give police an good opportunity   
   to "make money" off people who stupidly and selfishly think they think   
   they know better.   
      
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