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re: New Jersey couple pulled over for going over 100MPH minutes before their fatal accident
Posted on 9/30/23 at 10:43 am to msutiger
Posted on 9/30/23 at 10:43 am to msutiger
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Exactly. It’s illegal everywhere. Yet people across the US still die nearly every day from people who hit triple digits on the interstate.
We need fewer laws and more dead idiots.
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Posted on 9/30/23 at 11:10 am to msutiger
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You think not wanting someone to be able to drive over 90 mph on public roads is unreasonable?
You think punishing everyone for the actions of a few is the reasonable. Go be a retard somewhere else.
Posted on 9/30/23 at 11:16 am to msutiger
I’d like to know just how many Fricking accidents occur by those 18-wheelers taking 10 miles to pass another 18-wheeler going side by side because of their stupid governors? The bottleneck behind that line of cars is ridiculous. Just last week I’ve got the cruise on 74 on the Interstate. Cruising along down the damn road minding my damn business when the 18-wheeler changes lane to pass. I had to slam on my breaks to avoid running into the back of him. He was not going 70, but rather 64 in the hammer lane.
No question speed kills and that accident could have been avoided. But slow driving kills just as much as fast driving.
But you know what kills more people than that? Drunk/Distracted driving. I’ve lost both a spouse and another family member in these circumstances (2 different accidents). There are plenty of laws in place to prevent it, but yet it still happened.
Instead of more unilateral socialist government intrusion, why not make it harder to get licenses? Why not have levels of licenses that allow more skilled drivers the opportunity to do more things, like speed? I’m literally a trained performance driver. There’s some cars that are on the roadway that aren’t safe at 45, and there’s some drivers who aren’t safe at 70. There should be a legit skills test rather than just unilaterally punishing some because of the ineptitude and/or shear stupidity of others. I don’t have a problem with also factoring in age.
I do see your point and it is a valid one to make. There are just as valid points in the opposite direction.
No question speed kills and that accident could have been avoided. But slow driving kills just as much as fast driving.
But you know what kills more people than that? Drunk/Distracted driving. I’ve lost both a spouse and another family member in these circumstances (2 different accidents). There are plenty of laws in place to prevent it, but yet it still happened.
Instead of more unilateral socialist government intrusion, why not make it harder to get licenses? Why not have levels of licenses that allow more skilled drivers the opportunity to do more things, like speed? I’m literally a trained performance driver. There’s some cars that are on the roadway that aren’t safe at 45, and there’s some drivers who aren’t safe at 70. There should be a legit skills test rather than just unilaterally punishing some because of the ineptitude and/or shear stupidity of others. I don’t have a problem with also factoring in age.
I do see your point and it is a valid one to make. There are just as valid points in the opposite direction.
This post was edited on 9/30/23 at 11:20 am
Posted on 9/30/23 at 11:33 am to CocomoLSU
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That’s an odd argument. People kill other people with guns every day, yet we have the right/ability to obtain guns in the US. Am I to assume you want that taken away as well?
That doesn’t feel like an apples to apples comparison to me.
I’m not saying I’m in favor of government mandated speed inhibitors.
Murder is illegal. Guns are not.
Speeding is illegal. Cars are not.
Cars can be modified to prevent speeding above a set MPH. Guns cannot be modified to recognize legal vs illegal shooting.
Posted on 9/30/23 at 11:34 am to Wayne Campbell
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Cars can be modified to prevent speeding above a set MPH.
Not really.
Posted on 9/30/23 at 12:19 pm to ghoast
Guarantee you are wrong...
I wasn't arguing for driving triple digits on a public highway, I was arguing against more invasive government control.
I wasn't arguing for driving triple digits on a public highway, I was arguing against more invasive government control.
Posted on 9/30/23 at 12:28 pm to Wayne Campbell
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Guns cannot be modified to recognize legal vs illegal shooting
“Recognize” is a tricky word there. But aren’t modifications to guns that make them fully automatic illegal? So there actually does exist “legal vs. illegal” shooting.
And I’m not even arguing. Just something I thought about when reading your post.
Posted on 10/1/23 at 5:58 am to N2cars
Sure buddy… sure. 
You already are controlled by the government in most every aspect of your life…. but speeding on a public highway is where you draw your line?
You already are controlled by the government in most every aspect of your life…. but speeding on a public highway is where you draw your line?
This post was edited on 10/1/23 at 6:00 am
Posted on 10/1/23 at 6:11 am to ghoast
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You already are controlled by the government in most every aspect of your life…
Thanks to people like you.
Posted on 10/1/23 at 7:29 am to Wayne Campbell
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Cars can be modified to prevent speeding above a set MPH
Who do you want arbitrating this speed?
Posted on 10/1/23 at 7:36 am to Flyingtiger82
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I had to slam on my breaks to avoid running into the back of him
3 words. Adaptive Cruise Control
Posted on 10/1/23 at 8:00 am to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
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Speed kills
negative
its the sudden stop…
Posted on 10/1/23 at 12:02 pm to kywildcatfanone
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Adaptive Cruise Control
Love it on my truck and RV, but didn't get on the car this time.
Posted on 10/1/23 at 12:12 pm to msutiger
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You think not wanting someone to be able to drive over 90 mph on public roads is unreasonable?
I think people should be allowed to drive as fast as they fricking want on a controlled-access expressway.
Posted on 10/1/23 at 1:35 pm to Btrtigerfan
He'll likely be covered by some memorandum somewhere that says you don't jail people for minor offenses
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I honestly hope he is but is going 100 a minor offense? I’m thinking not but I don’t drive 100 so idk.
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I honestly hope he is but is going 100 a minor offense? I’m thinking not but I don’t drive 100 so idk.
Posted on 10/1/23 at 2:21 pm to Wayne Campbell
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Cars can be modified to prevent speeding above a set MPH.
And they can be further modified to remove the speed limiter.
Posted on 10/1/23 at 2:59 pm to Byrdybyrd05
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Driver and passenger of the vehicle were pronounced dead at the scene and nothing happened to the 18 wheeler driver
At least the story had a happy ending.
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