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i wanted someone to shoot them, stupid geeks
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I'll be keeping it to myself, until the time comes. It'll be hard to find. 
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That proves a point so well...Some times doing the speed limit is worse then speeding.
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Originally posted by 1FASTDAD:
That proves a point so well...Some times doing the speed limit is worse then speeding.
Wesley
Exactly. What is the point of the speed limit? An arbitrary restriction, arbitrarily enforced. (Although, I think there's probably one about "obstructing traffic.")
"Driving too fast" is not the same as "breaking the speed limit."
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I do agree with your statement...the speed limit here is 100 kph....NO ONE ever goes that speed unless there old or overloaded...so they become the reason there would be an accident. The average speed is about 120-140 kph here.
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thats kinda dumb, what does that do, they seem to be trying to prove something but who is there that is going to do something about it? .... i would be pissed if i were behind them.
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The police in Dallas, Texas did that one time. They lined four Camaro SS Police Cruisers up and stayed at the speed limit. IT WAS SOOOOOO ANNOYING!! NOBODY goes 55 on the highways here unless there's been an accident that blocks three of the lanes!!!!!
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they were causeing more of a hazard than they were proving a point
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Originally posted by mystiquevltwin:
they were causeing more of a hazard than they were proving a point
wrong. wrong wrong wrong wrong!
the [censored] behind them that can't stand obeying the law were causing the danger. passing on the shoulder, hitting parked cars, etc...
now i am not saying i always go the speed limit or that i don't get mad when someone is going the speed limit and i am stuck behind them, but saying that going the speed limit is a bad thing is ridiculous. being an aggressive driver is dangerous.
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Just because they were the only ones obeying one particular law doesn't mean they were alright to do what they did. The GA vehicle code prohibits blocking traffic by driving next to another car. They could also be nailed on a conspiracy charge. It doesn't matter if the people behind them wanted to do something illegal, thier roadblock was creating an unstable situation. Imagine if you were behind them with your wife in labor!
This was a stupid stunt. Yes, it was dramatic and pointed out some problems, but it didn't offer any solutions, or even attempt to make people think about solutions. They could have sat on that overpass with a radar gun and gotten the same information.
There were a few neurons firing when they realized the speed limits were enforced poorly, but instead of thinking about why they are, and what, if anything, needs to be done about it, they just proved that people speed. And put hundreds, if not thousands, of people in danger. Stupid.
Originally posted by Pimpalicious316:
being an aggressive driver is dangerous.
Yep. A driver's responsibility is not only to prevent their actions from causing harm, but also to be prepared for other's stupid actions.. Defensive driving, they call it. Blocking off a highway, regardless of the speed, is about as agressive as driving gets.
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