Those people aren't safe at any speed. That law has been on the books before text messaging existed.
On Sun, May 13, 2012 at 7:03 PM, Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Your average American isn't hardly paying attention at all while driving, > they text, do their makeup, eat with a knife and fork, smoke and drink > coffee at the same time and generally ignore the road. > > Do you think those people are safe at 80mph? The speed limit is for the > lowest common denominator, at night, in the rain, when they're tired. > Because yes they're too stupid to slow down. > > -Curt > > Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 12:28:53 -0600 > From: Brian Toscano <brian.tosc...@gmail.com> > To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Speed > Message-ID: > <CACnCPhnFGpt39=k-agpbpq0ljxro7a3dxu9tjrberohnqaq...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > While I don't suggest exceeding the speed limit by 50%, some states have > draconian speed limit laws which help foster a belief that that speed limit > laws are stupid. Take VA for example - anything 80MPH and over is > considered reckless driving, even though the state has a maximum speed > limit of 70MPH. > > On the flip side, Montana thumbed their nose at the federal government when > it comes to speed limits. Back when the national speed limit was 55 MPH, > to comply with federal law, Montana made it a $5 fine. > > > On Sun, May 13, 2012 at 10:41 AM, Jim Cathey <j...@windwireless.net> > wrote: > > > I went through this with some of my classmates in high school, it doesn't > >> matter what YOU THINK a reasonable speed is, there is a posted speed > which > >> is the law. > >> > > > > Yes, maybe. But then, how were the original speed limits > > set in the first place? They watched the roads, and set them > > at the speed at which most people were driving. > > > > Interesting, eh? > > > > -- Jim > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
