It’s sickening to see how people directly associate driving speed with danger, backing it with their solid scientific evidence, and million-dollar studies, as though the more they spend on studies, the more trustworthy the results (remember the sponsorship scandal?)
Well, surprise, here comes a study that shows that all but two of U.S. states that increased their highway speed limits from the ridiculous 55 mph (88 km/h) actually had less deaths on the roads than before!!! The article explains typical american political douchebaggery (such douchebaggery isn’t limited to americans) where they introduced the 55 mph limit to save fuel during the Arab oil embargo. Once that was over with, it became a question of safety all of a sudden. An obviously silly excuse to keep money-generating radar traps going.
So, let’s now explore the scientific evidence often used to back ridiculous speed limits. As the speed increases, the kinetic energy is proportional to the speed squared. That means that if you go at twice the speed limit, say, you will quadruple the energy required to brake. So where does that apply? Certainly not on the open road where there’s nobody in front or behind for 10 km, which is the type of roads we have here in North America. Also, we’ve got power brakes today, which can apply good force to these brakes if you slam them.
Some other propaganda associates higher speeds with the probability of somebody dying from an accident. At highway speeds (pretty much above 60 km/h), you have good chances of becomming paralyzed for the rest of your life. What’s life worth after that? I really don’t want to end up like Terry Schaivo, with moronic politicians fighting whether to keep me plugged in or not, and news networks bombarding airwaves with such a stupid story because they’ve got nothing else to put on the air.
It’s really obvious that governments are hiding the fact that they’re screwing us, by essentially bullshitting us about doing it for our safety. They set up speed traps on big open roads, to catch as many fish as they can, because it’s easy money! The reading of the radar gun is accurate, and is good, irrefutable evidence in a court. But there’s literally tonnes of stupid people doing utterly dumb things on the road, unpunished. The cell phone is certainly one of them. Drivers often mistake the automobile for their personal office, engaging in business deals on the go, taking notes on post-its and driving as erratically as a monkey. You all probably encounter that typical 40-year old bitch driving that spanking new Corolla on your way to work every morning, almost causing a pileup as she enters the expressway, because after all these years of driving she still doesn’t know the proper way to enter an expressway. Well, at least the day she will cause you to be late for work, you’ll know you won’t see her on the road for a short while.
And what about the stupid, frivolous claim that car engines are more fuel efficient below [insert speed limit here]? That’s perhaps one of the most ridiculous claims I’ve heard! So, some news shows get wise. They take out a Toyota Echo and a Ford Explorer, run them through a couple of city blocks and see who gets there on less fuel. The Toyota Echo won’t go over the speed limits, and the Explorer will even rack up a speeding ticket just for the show. What a farce! Take two Echos, race them Montreal-Quebec, one going at 100, and one at 120, and maybe we might be getting somewhere.
I’ve been driving since I am 16 here in Quebec, and only got one speeding ticket so far, for going 76 on a 30 km/h school zone on a beautiful spetember weekday morning, a time where the kids are supposed to be IN school. Unfortunately, I think that may not last too long, as soccer moms left and right are moanight about how noisy than traffic is on their street. Like, it’s not my problem if you are stupid enough to buy a house on main street, or you can’t afford to live on a quiet crescent. Such douchebaggery makes me want to get a Hummer and a couple of Harleys, to show some of these bitches their place in the food chain 
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