woolieDec 27, 2022
@[email protected] @rachael @notjustbikes it should be an absolute limit or there is no reason to have a limit at all. Regardless, it’s academic. In 10 years in Oakland I have never seen a driver cited for excess speed or reckless driving, not even once.
Show threadocdtrekkieDec 27, 2022

@wooliex @[email protected] @rachael @notjustbikes So at-limit in Chicago will get you run down. You will cause an accident. Our legislators actually basically demanded they raise the speed limits, and the department of transportation refused.

So the result in and around Chicago is a posted speed limit of 55 MPH on the interstates, a safe travel speed of between 65 and 80 MPH, and a point where you'll get pulled over by a cop of roughly 90 MPH.

Show threadNorman WilsonDec 27, 2022
@ocdtrekkie @wooliex @tlalexander @rachael @notjustbikes If any slower speed will get you run down, it means other motorists are following too closely, inattentive, or otherwise reckless. Sorry.
Show threadocdtrekkieDec 27, 2022
@oclsc @wooliex @[email protected] @rachael @notjustbikes That is... completely wrong. If you are driving slower than the majority other traffic, *you* are the reckless driver.
Show threadMy name is Gloria Actually
@notjustbikes @ocdtrekkie @oclsc @wooliex @tlalexander @rachael sounds like your area needs better speed enforcement or the streets need to be restructured to reduce speed if not both. Driving the speed limit should be the default
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