They should have had ticket generation based on this for years now. The technology is there. Just have the unit provide data to law enforcement agencies when the vehicle exceeds the speed limit. No more lame Cops who let losers drive 1 mph over the limit. EVERYONE would be accountable for their speeding habits.
I also think we should have had auto speed limiting technology built into cars for awhile now. When you go from different speed zones, your vehicle automatically adjusts to this new limit so you can't drive over that limit. You disable it, you lose your license and your vehicle is impounded.
And for all you that would say there times when it is warranted, there is NEVER a time when normal citizens should be driving over the speed limit. If you or someone you know needs to get to a hospital or something like that, you should be in an ambulance or other emergency vehicle.
I guess you are completely clueless what "emergency" means.
And the sad fact is, a lot of "speed limits" as they are posted, are artificially low for the purpose OF generating ticket revenue. Also, speed "limits" are adjusted on the same roads frequently. Remember the country wide limit of 55mph? Now some of those same roads have a posted limit of 75mph or even 80mph. So what made them so "unsafe" driving that road at 60mph when the limit was 55 as opposed to driving that road at 70mph when the limit is now 75?
"And for all you that would say there times when it is warranted, there is NEVER a time when normal citizens should be driving over the speed limit."
This above statement can only be caused by subjugating all your thought and decision making processed to someone else. in MANY occasions I have used an excessive burst of speed to avoid a very dangerous situation or get out of a pinch in a potentially dangerous traffic situation. When it is impossible to stop in time, sometimes the best thing is to accelerate through a potential disaster. Ever follow a drunk driver that is driving the speed limit? Every avoid a large object in the middle of the freeway when there is a pile of traffic behind you? What is better, accelerate around the object, or slam on the brakes when doing full speed and have a mile of cars pileup behind you? I can easily say that needing to "drive over the speed limit" has saved my life on more than once occasion, or at least let me avoid a very serious accident situation.
Please take all means of defending yourself, and take them to the police department. Then, take all your unecessary money/belongings, and take them to your closest IRS office. Make sure to leave them the keys for your fancy new Prius--they will know what to do with it all. Any NORMAL citizen should never need these things.
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They should have had ticket generation based on this for years now. The technology is there. Just have the unit provide data to law enforcement agencies when the vehicle exceeds the speed limit. No more lame Cops who let losers drive 1 mph over the limit. EVERYONE would be accountable for their speeding habits.
I also think we should have had auto speed limiting technology built into cars for awhile now. When you go from different speed zones, your vehicle automatically adjusts to this new limit so you can't drive over that limit. You disable it, you lose your license and your vehicle is impounded.
And for all you that would say there times when it is warranted, there is NEVER a time when normal citizens should be driving over the speed limit. If you or someone you know needs to get to a hospital or something like that, you should be in an ambulance or other emergency vehicle.
Wow.. you took the Blue pill didn't you?
I guess you are completely clueless what "emergency" means.
And the sad fact is, a lot of "speed limits" as they are posted, are artificially low for the purpose OF generating ticket revenue. Also, speed "limits" are adjusted on the same roads frequently. Remember the country wide limit of 55mph? Now some of those same roads have a posted limit of 75mph or even 80mph. So what made them so "unsafe" driving that road at 60mph when the limit was 55 as opposed to driving that road at 70mph when the limit is now 75?
"And for all you that would say there times when it is warranted, there is NEVER a time when normal citizens should be driving over the speed limit."
This above statement can only be caused by subjugating all your thought and decision making processed to someone else. in MANY occasions I have used an excessive burst of speed to avoid a very dangerous situation or get out of a pinch in a potentially dangerous traffic situation. When it is impossible to stop in time, sometimes the best thing is to accelerate through a potential disaster. Ever follow a drunk driver that is driving the speed limit? Every avoid a large object in the middle of the freeway when there is a pile of traffic behind you? What is better, accelerate around the object, or slam on the brakes when doing full speed and have a mile of cars pileup behind you? I can easily say that needing to "drive over the speed limit" has saved my life on more than once occasion, or at least let me avoid a very serious accident situation.
@ richard
Please take all means of defending yourself, and take them to the police department. Then, take all your unecessary money/belongings, and take them to your closest IRS office. Make sure to leave them the keys for your fancy new Prius--they will know what to do with it all. Any NORMAL citizen should never need these things.
USA's 55mph speed limit was introduced in 1973 by Nixon. Not for reasons of safety, but for reasons of fuel economy during an oil crisis.