The roads are filled with dehydrated idiots!!!!!
You want idiots? Just add water. Water in any form!
It could be solid, like ice, snow, hail (this is the worst).
It could be liquid, like rain, drizzle, or just puddles on the road.
It could be gaseous, like fog (idiots will NOT slow down when they cannot see).
I was driving back to Norfolk from DC Monday, running along with traffic in the fast lane (I refuse to say how fast I was going as it would violate my 5th amendment rights) when a few drops of rain hits my windshield and the traffic slows to 40 MPH immediately!!!!
DEHYDRATED IDIOTS!!!!!! JUST ADD WATER!!!!!
or beer!!!!
That is an unwritten law in Austin Texas as well. All speeds on IH 35, US 183, Loop 1 and other roads are 45 MPH. This includes residential streets that normally have 30 or 35 MPH speed limits.
Also, speeds on the toll roads go from 70 MPH to 85 MPH or more, since no law enforcement officer wants to get out and write tickets in rain.