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New car modification laws...sorry for off topic. 23-Jul-2009 At 2:56:22 PM evanbb

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On 23/07/2009 Pat wrote:
>Driving is a privilege. If you want to keep it, sit on the limit not 3
>km over it.

I thoroughly disagree with this sentiment. The focus on speed is because of one reason only; it can easily be measured. You know the old adage 'you can only manage what you can measure?' It applies here, to BMI (body mass index), blood pressure and many other aspects of life. They're an extremely poor indicator of what's actually going on, but you can measure it easily, so hey why not bring some laws in?

I also don't think that spending your time concentrating on not breaking the speed limit makes you a safer driver. It would be hard to measure, (see above) but 'intent' is the important thing with speeding. In some cases, I would fully support safe breaking of the speed limit. For example, overtaking trucks on the highway, even when there's an OT lane. What's worse; taking 30s to overtake a truck that's doing 2kph less than you, or overtaking quickly when it's safe?

For speed limits to work, there needs to be a way for the driver to know they're over the limit of the area they're in, without constantly checking the speedo. I've heard of trials of audio systems and think they've got terrific merit.