Random Thoughts (Part II)

[Ball So Hard]

I personally think speed limits should all be 10kmph slower

In what areas?

[Narkee]

Unmarked cop car = Holden/Ford with multiple aerials.

+ pursuit rims

[CumDusty]

Worst is girls who do nothing but mention their boyfriend.

I hate that!
It's like "FFS just pull duckface and let me fap!".
Instant bonerkill.

[Mattman]

Or people could not speed in the first place?

Speeding is a neccessity with regards to healthy traffic flow.

[Ball So Hard]

Speeding is a neccessity with regards to healthy traffic flow.

pls elaborate

[r dub]

So driving slightly over .05 is worse than driving slightly over the speed limit?

I'd imagine they would be as bad as each other personally, but social stigma would say otherwise.

I'd say that there is very few percentile 'slightly' over .05 but rather way over or well under. Doing 70km in a 60 zone for example is harmless.

[breeno]

I personally think speed limits should all be 10kmph slower

you're cool.

let me guess, serial drink driver?

EDIT: just saw your last post

please tell me where I said speeding was okay?

[yeah_nah]

In what areas?

I was just illustrating how opinion works. I think the speed limits are ok, just as I think the drinking limit is ok.

Way too many people die from drinking & speeding related accidents each year but will lowering the limits make it better? I doubt it.

Drink driving has started to become something that is frowned upon - even if its slightly over the limit, which is a good thing.
However speeding at slightly over the limit is deemed to be ok - no demerits just a small fine and not really even frowned upon by peers.

You may be able to argue being slightly over the alcohol limit is worse than speeding a little - but is it really?

/phaggypost

[Ball So Hard]

I'd say that there is very few percentile 'slightly' over .05 but rather way over or well under. Doing 70km in a 60 zone for example is harmless.

I wouldn't say it's harmless, it's harmless until someone steps out onto the road and going 10km under is the difference.

Strong hypocrite because I tend to tick at 5-10kph over occasionally.

[yeah_nah]

I wouldn't say it's harmless, it's harmless until someone steps out onto the road and going 10km under is the difference.

Exactly. Could say drink driving is harmless too because Dave from down the road has done it a couple of times and never crashed.

r dub the statement that doing 10kmph over the limit is harmless is one of the stupider things I've heard from you.

Strong hypocrite because I tend to tick at 5-10kph over occasionally.

I know I'm on my high horse here but I'm sure we all do it at least a little.

[Zarrix]

Speed limits are quite conservative in Australia, in most cases too much so. You could increase limits by at 5kph across the board, possibly 10 in some areas and have no notable increase in injury and fatalities.

The worst case is the Forrest highway to Bunbury. It's 80-90kph in some areas. ffs, it's a basic stretch of road with little danger. The government sets speed limits below reasonable natural limts to get more revenue.

[r dub]

I wouldn't say it's harmless, it's harmless until someone steps out onto the road and going 10km under is the difference.

Strong hypocrite because I tend to tick at 5-10kph over occasionally.

How often does this happen? What is the chances of someone stepping out in front your car at a distance that you wouldn't be able to break in time at 70ks? It just doesn't happen.

[yeah_nah]

you're cool.

let me guess, serial drink driver?

EDIT: just saw your last post

please tell me where I said speeding was okay?

You didn't

r dub did when he said letting people know about speed cameras is ok but booze bus not

and then again when he said 10kmph is harmless

[Ball So Hard]

Speed limits are quite conservative in Australia, in most cases too much so. You could increase limits by at 5kph across the board, possibly 10 in some areas and have no notable increase in injury and fatalities.

The worst case is the Forrest highway to Bunbury. It's 80-90kph in some areas. ffs, it's a basic stretch of road with little danger. The government sets speed limits below reasonable natural limts to get more revenue.

There are some roads that make you go but I think Australia needs to be conservative because of the number of dickheads there are. There is also a different culture in Australia regarding driving than in Europe. There is no way an autobahn would work in Australia.. ever.

[Zarrix]

How often does this happen? What is the chances of someone stepping out in front your car at a distance that you wouldn't be able to break in time at 70ks? It just doesn't happen.

More likely to have an accident occur because someone was looking at their speedo to make sure they aren't going over the limit that's too low, instead of focusing on the road.