If a vehicle is driving 50 mph in a 60 mph zone and I am limited to 60mph, if I try and pass him at 60 I will be in the opposite lane for an extended period of time. This will kill people.
Yeah, I know I’ve had to go well over 85+ passing due to oncoming traffic on certain rural roads.
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“If a vehicle is driving 50 mph in a 60 mph zone and I am limited to 60mph, if I try and pass him at 60 I will be in the opposite lane for an extended period of time.”
My understanding is that you are not technically allowed to exceed the speed limit ever, and that includes passing. I think police let this one go, but they don’t, technically, have to and could write a ticket for passing at greater than the posted speed.
My concern is, if someone is chasing you with intent to kill, you can’t push the limit to save your life? Okay, that means I’ll start carrying an extra magazine. There are so many places in modern life where following the rules exactly as written would be crazy.
There’s an insane number of new laws passed every year, and you’ll find them at all levels of government and, governmental departments. It reminds me of when I was tasked with reviewing all of the corporate policies at General Dynamics. I created a matrix of diametrically opposed rules and regulations the doing of which, or the failure to do them could both result in dismissal. My boss took the list and laughed out loud. He said, “Yeah, how about that?” My interpretation was the gotcha coming or going was a feature, not a bug. Same thing here.
I'd suggest that the proper object of that sentence should be the totalitarian maggots proposing it.
....but politicians know better. I can’t imagine there’d be unintended consequences.
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The AI will sense that, pull you back in line, at a “safe speed” and “proper distance” from the car you were trying to pass... unless it knows you are a Conservative, and it actively makes you crash head on. Heh.
Agree. Frequent travelers on two-lane highways know the challenges of passing tractors and other slow moving vehicles.
Imagine you getting on a freeway and traffic behind you is getting closer and closer as you try and try to speed up then WHAM!!
The resulting fires from all the electric cars burning (and you too) will melt the roadway.
“intelligent speed assistance” tech in all cars, a system that uses a car’s GPS location and local speed limit postings “to help ensure safe and legal speeds.”
Shhh. You’re not supposed to think of the unintended consequences.
They would rather have your road rage at the person driving 50-55, then have you pass in the safe manner.
In Hawaii state it is illegal to exceed the posted speed limit to pass.
I got a ticket for that once, 70 in a 55 zone.
But Hawaii is a VERY blue state and run buy idiots that belong back in mainland Chinese or mainland Japanese societies.
“This will kill people.”
That’s a feature, not a bug. ;)
Get on da bus!
People will die, too, attempting to flee from emergencies. Imagine getting limited in a wildfire.
You fool. They won’t allow passing!
“This will kill people.”
For Big Brother, that would be a feature.
Not all drivers are equal, unless you’re a communist. I spent half my spare time in various race cars, both drag racers and circle tracks, and raced motocross as well and probably have driven as many miles over 100mph than a lot of people have driven.
As a side note, I just made it 50 years of accident free driving on the street as well!
Why should I be considered the same as an 18 year old beginner?