Why all the weird speed limits and crazy drivers (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 2 months ago by SnapZinger@sh.itjust.works to c/pennsylvania@lemmy.ml

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I had to recently drive through PA, did a trip from Virginia -> Allentown -> Honsdale -> NY

The back road speed limit signs were all over 25, 35 45... In weird places. The thing that gets me though is almost ALL of the locals just speed like crazy! I'm following the speed limit on the high way cruising along at 55. Getting passed by hicks going way way over the speed limit. Flying past me. (And tailgating... Think that is happening all over now-days...)

Is this common in PA, just fuck speed limits?

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[-] SEND_BUTTPLUG_PICS@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 months ago

PA has (or had?) some law that prevents local police from using radar and lidar to measure and enforce speed limits so the enforcement seemed pretty lax when I lived there a few years back. State police don't have this restriction so they'll still get people for speeding but the local police need to do more than just sit in their cruiser pointing a radar gun at traffic.

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