Example: Traffic Speed. Everyone always exceed the speed limit on highways. Why do we still have the limit? Like, either enforce it, or remove it. This stuff doesn’t make sense at all.

  • Em Adespoton
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    4113 hours ago

    Aside from selective enforcement, some laws (like traffic laws) are there for your protection AND to establish liability if something goes wrong.

    If the government sets the limit at 30 and everyone goes 50, when an incident occurs, nobody can sue the city for bad roads because everyone was going faster than the intended speed.

    • @[email protected]
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      1213 hours ago

      Also establishes expectations. Every on the highway knows what the expected speed is. Going 30 in a 65 is way more dangerous than doing 75 when conditions allow.

      • @[email protected]
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        15 hours ago

        But doing 55 in a 65 isn’t unreasonable, and 95 is pretty fast and at that speed handling can become difficult on cheap or poorly maintained cars.

        There are also conditions where 30 is what you’ll do on a highway if its a blizzard and you’re stuck behind a plow truck.

        • @[email protected]
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          14 minutes ago

          You are referring to the basic speed law…

          Drive as fast as the road conditions allow or some shit.