Originally posted by Auto-X Fil:
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.



agree to disagree

they were obeying the speed limit. granted they were potentially causing a problem, but i see speeding as a much greater threat than forcing people to do the speed limit. and they were hardly blocking off a highway. blocking off would mean they prevented people from going anywhere. people were still doing the speed limit. what more do you want?

and to clarify, i do not think this was the best possible way to show these things, but i do think it was effective.

~Andrew

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