I wonder if some of our Cali posters would weigh in on this subject
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that's basically thru Cali's bread basket, the Central Valley, where there is a 250 mile stretch of literlally just fields and farms. A lot of people outside Cali don't even know something like that exists in Cali, they think the entire state is all like L.A.
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Well, after Cali legalizes recreational marijuana and does away with speed limits .... what's next ......
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Donald. Pelosi and Kamala are already working on it.
I don’t have a strong opinion. I have to deal with awful drivers in CA all the time, but I’m not sure the problem is the presence or lack of speed limits. I’d rather borrow the opinion of someone who has studied the problem.
It's easy to say "Yeah, F Speed Limits, let's ride", and I personally do not like speed limits, but I understand why we have them. Not everyone has "good" cars with "good" tires, and not everyone is as good a driver as (insert your name here). We all think we can drive better than anyone else.
I tend to find a speed on a highway that I am comfortable with. I don't have to do 100, but I usually do more than the posted speed limit on highways (who doesn't?). But in skirting the law as I plod along at 70-75, when I see a moron go by me at 90 and weaving in and out, I don't like it. But then again, the guy doing 55 probably feels the same way when I go by him at 70. All I know is that I would rather have a fast car go past me than have a slow car stuck in front of me!
Those California highways in the valley are miles to nowhere and most folks average about 80 or so, same with I-15 to Vegas, and the "0" interstates heading out through Arizona, Utah, Colorado, and the barren midwest.
The "snap to reality" occurs when you see a car that was involved in a high speed accident. It's pretty gut-wrenching. Hard to believe "that" was a car.
So many things to consider. The road, the weather, the time of day, the condition of the car and the tires, the skill of the driver and the distraction level of the driver. Being passed by someone at 80 who is texting is an uncomfortable feeling, and I see it once or twice a week.
It's a lot more complicated than just saying let everyone do what they want. 100 is a very fast speed to have to stop from, or react to something.
Lotta thoughts here from an old guy.
I tend to find a speed on a highway that I am comfortable with. I don't have to do 100, but I usually do more than the posted speed limit on highways (who doesn't?). But in skirting the law as I plod along at 70-75, when I see a moron go by me at 90 and weaving in and out, I don't like it. But then again, the guy doing 55 probably feels the same way when I go by him at 70. All I know is that I would rather have a fast car go past me than have a slow car stuck in front of me!
Those California highways in the valley are miles to nowhere and most folks average about 80 or so, same with I-15 to Vegas, and the "0" interstates heading out through Arizona, Utah, Colorado, and the barren midwest.
The "snap to reality" occurs when you see a car that was involved in a high speed accident. It's pretty gut-wrenching. Hard to believe "that" was a car.
So many things to consider. The road, the weather, the time of day, the condition of the car and the tires, the skill of the driver and the distraction level of the driver. Being passed by someone at 80 who is texting is an uncomfortable feeling, and I see it once or twice a week.
It's a lot more complicated than just saying let everyone do what they want. 100 is a very fast speed to have to stop from, or react to something.
Lotta thoughts here from an old guy.
Otay, I am a Colorado resident who has driven in Montana in the era of no speed limits. Here is some research on the topic:
https://www.motorists.org/press/montana-no-speed-limit-safety-paradox/
I will just point out that this has nothing to do with surround sound, and probably has no place here unless we are talking about listening to surround in your car while driving with no speed limit...
One needs to be going 100 mph to get by those cattle ranches without gagging from the stink. I was amazed passing by the Harris Ranch with miles and miles cattle...very impressive!
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let's just say a lot of CA's cannabis flows from NorCal to SoCal along that same road now that cannabis is legal in cali.
Well...we do need cattle. Well...I do.....lmao. Go BEEF!!
Well, after Cali legalizes recreational marijuana and does away with speed limits .... what's next ......
Ralphie....the concern for drivers who are stoned isn't that they will be going fast...they will be going 35 mph with a death crip on the steering wheel
Been there...done that. Horrible feeling.......but fun to remember. lolRalphie....the concern for drivers who are stoned isn't that they will be going fast...they will be going 35 mph with a death crip on the steering wheel
Florida driving is an experience all it's own...because of the tourist component...it's not texting you have to be concerned with...it's the "rubber necking"....the act of looking everywhere except right in front of you...the next hurdle you face is the "vision challenged" drivers...when I first moved to Florida I was confronted with a sobering fact...at that time....there were more licensed drivers 90 years old(and above)in the state of Florida than in ALL the other states in the US combined and they weren't required to take a vision test to renew their license
...finally they did manage to overcome the AARP lobbying efforts and pass a somewhat watered down requirement...
Keeping in mind those vision challenged drivers....I got a speeding ticket and opted to go to the driving school for my "punishment"...at the driving school... there happened to be a reporter from the local newspaper doing a piece on driving infractions...as I looked around the room in the driving school...I was by far the youngest person in the room...wasn't even close....so the reporter approached me during a break...she asked me why I was there and I responded by telling her that I was speeding(slightly)on Gulf To Bay Boulevard(a main highway)....most of the others were there for accidents of various degrees....but the overwhelming majority was for backing up into something....or someone....and these seniors all seemed to share another element...they had HUGE cars...Lincoln Town Cars or Mercury Marquis or any full sized car(this was in the 90s)....my comments to her never reached the newspaper...but all the others in the classroom heard them...it went something like this..."once you reach a certain age you should not be allowed to purchase a Lincoln Town Car or another "mini Tank".....at that time there weren't rear view cameras in cars and the favorite pastime for this group was backing up without bothering to look behind them...so every time I went to my local grocery store(Publix)I saw a "near miss" of some senior backing up and hitting something or someone...
Fast forward to now and I see people still holding their cell phones in their hands while driving...c'mon...at least get a freaking holder....so driving fast isn't the only problem...but Jon brought up something that is a concern...some of these cars have tires that look like racing "slicks" and the brakes in these cars
...finally they did manage to overcome the AARP lobbying efforts and pass a somewhat watered down requirement...Keeping in mind those vision challenged drivers....I got a speeding ticket and opted to go to the driving school for my "punishment"...at the driving school... there happened to be a reporter from the local newspaper doing a piece on driving infractions...as I looked around the room in the driving school...I was by far the youngest person in the room...wasn't even close....so the reporter approached me during a break...she asked me why I was there and I responded by telling her that I was speeding(slightly)on Gulf To Bay Boulevard(a main highway)....most of the others were there for accidents of various degrees....but the overwhelming majority was for backing up into something....or someone....and these seniors all seemed to share another element...they had HUGE cars...Lincoln Town Cars or Mercury Marquis or any full sized car(this was in the 90s)....my comments to her never reached the newspaper...but all the others in the classroom heard them...it went something like this..."once you reach a certain age you should not be allowed to purchase a Lincoln Town Car or another "mini Tank".....at that time there weren't rear view cameras in cars and the favorite pastime for this group was backing up without bothering to look behind them...so every time I went to my local grocery store(Publix)I saw a "near miss" of some senior backing up and hitting something or someone...
Fast forward to now and I see people still holding their cell phones in their hands while driving...c'mon...at least get a freaking holder....so driving fast isn't the only problem...but Jon brought up something that is a concern...some of these cars have tires that look like racing "slicks" and the brakes in these cars
I'd rather see minimum speeds enforced in the left lane. Too many jackasses cruise over there, causing other motorists to (often aggressively) pass on the right.
I’ve driven in Europe many times and they do this so much better. If you’re driving 100 mph in the left lane and a car comes up behind you doing 105 mph, then you move over! Here in the US so many drivers think since they are driving the speed limit they don’t need to move over. Despite signs telling them lane is for passing only.
I am all for it as long as they make it against the law to do anything less 100 MPH in the new lanes.
Just leave things as they are and cancel the High Speed Train... this new legislation will likely just end up costing us all more money.
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