Quote Originally Posted by Turbo04 View Post
This attitude so perfectly sums up all that is f'd up with America and people in general. The I'll do what I want regardless of the possible risks/consequences said action(s) will impose on others. Hopefully it continues to "work" for you, all it would take is a few seconds of things going wrong to completely ruin not only your life and possibly others who may not have signed up for the risk/reward model you've going on here. To me saving a bit of time by putting myself and others at a greater risk of injury or death isn't a smart investment.
The risk is left to interpretation. Believe it not..... most cars are perfectly safe and functional above 55 mph. If my SUV takes 50 feet to come to a complete stop from 60mph and my porsche 911 turbo takes 50 feet to come to a complete stop from 120mph, who is traveling at a safer rate of speed, an SUV doing 60 or a porsche doing 90? Speed is rarely the cause of an accident..... it's usually the driver's inability to drive, pay attention, or understand the limitations and characteristics of his/her vehicle.


In my opinion, the law needs to be ramped up on stupidity offenses and cut back on performance driving offenses. Someone doing 130 on the highway would face jail time and have their license suspended, but if some woman rear ends someone at a red light because she was talking on her cell phone, she would just get a ticket.