Super Speeder Law

[Doppelgänger]

No way to prove it, anyone can simply say they were dialing their phone and not texting. However someone that has a phone up to their ear is breaking a law that is been around for decades yet it's never pursued in that way.

In that case... nail all the fuckers who hold a phone while driving. Not that using a hands-free device is any better either.

My point really is that there are sooooo many other things that could be used to make roads safer and generate revenue (note the order I said this). But it's simply the fact that tagging people for speeding is MUCH easier and takes less effort to yield revenue generation. Sadly, they see dollar signs before anything else and then tag some little excuse to it to spoon feed the general population into thinking they are trying to make a difference. People that drive dangerously slow cause a good number of accidents. I can say how many times I've seen these idiots doing 40-45mph (and sometimes less) on a normal flowing interstate and in middle of the road causing cars to go everywhere trying to avoid hitting them. Also, look at the types/locations of fatal accidents when you're watching the news. Heck, just yesterday there was some fatal accident yesterday in DeKalb by someone who slid of the road and whacked a tree... on a two-lane road and they weren't speeding. Many fatalities end up like this. I had a friend killed when they flipped their SUV going 25mph. All I am saying is that I see more fatal accidents reported that do not involve excessive speeding (not to say they weren't doing a small amount over the post limit) and happen on side streets as opposed to interstates.

But it somes down to a easy to understand fact. The government did a study a number of years back and found that it's eaier and more cost effective to make new safety regulations on cars rather than educating drivers on the proper rules of the road. Those out there who are "road smart" will agree that knowing the laws will make your head explode because of the overwhelming number of people who are too ignorant or too lazy to give a damn. That's what it comes down to. We are driving in a time of road stupidity, where people thinkg it's a right. When people understood that driving was a privilege, they took it seriously and were carefule about their actions behind the wheel.

Though I think it would be funny if they forecast a budget based on revenue by the super speeder law and end up getting shafted because people actually slow down. I tend to do 10-15 over the POSTED speed limit..depending on the flow of traffic. But I might be a littlre more mindful of if in hopes that I'll hear a news story that the state isn't seeing as much revenue as it thought it would... my MFR to Perdue.

[speedminded]

The government did a study a number of years back and found that it's eaier and more cost effective to make new safety regulations on cars rather than educating drivers on the proper rules of the road.

That's what I have the biggest issue with. The state shouldn't have to eat the education fee, that should be the responsibility of the driver so cost does not matter one bit. Given the opportunity I would be the first person on the capital steps to lobby for improved driver education, much like Europe, requiring specific driver challenges like accident avoidance and skid pad training.