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The entitlement of some Ontario drivers is absolutely astonishing. They are fully aware that you are breaking the law by going 15% over the speed limit. And yet they victimize themselves? (lemmy.world)

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"I hate these damn bike lanes. Screw your studies. I'm not reading that"

"Cut gas taxes. I see no reason why I should pay to support public transit"

"Fuck speed limits. I'm proud to break the law"

This sense of entitlement is insane.

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[-] [email protected] 8 points 3 weeks ago

Speed limits are arbitrary.

[-] [email protected] 14 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

50 vs 49 or 51 may be arbitrary, but overall there's a relationship between speed and car accidents which makes setting speed limits a real judgement call.

[-] [email protected] 11 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

And remember that kinetic energy goes up with the square of the velocity, so a crash at double the speed is theoretically four times as deadly. Even modest reductions in speed greatly increase survivability of an accident.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

Isn't there a relationship between the road surface material, angle, width, and surrounds that dictates a safe speed range?

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