Okay Veeky Forums, I had a rough idea of how we could reduce the amount of speeding tickets accumulated and at the same time, let people drive over the limit and speed at the same time, at least those who know how to.
Basically, all that would change is you would have a new class of license. The driver would take a series of driving and theory tests that when passed, would signify that the driver has exceptional knowledge and skill, and has the driving/intellectual capability to drive over the normal speed limit in certain areas responsibly at their own discretion, while it remaining legal.
In certain areas like school zones and retirement zones etc, the speed limits must be adhered to for obvious reasons, but for normal streets and especially highways/expressways the new license would take effect, allowing you to drive over the speed limit (at least by a certain amount) without getting pulled over. And to make sure you don't get pulled over once you got the upgraded license you would receive a special sticker or two that you would put on the back and front of your car (maybe even on the license or the license color could change), to let the cops know you have that license.
Rough idea, obviously its got flaws and loopholes, but what are your overall thoughts?
Camden Bailey
Dumb as fuck. Just obey the laws, criminal.
Landon Peterson
>denounces idea >provides nothing to back up his opinion >thinks people who break the speed limit deserved to be referred to ascriminals i bet you've broken the speed limit many times before, and if you say no, you're lying fucking retard
Lincoln Martin
> costs the state money > reduces money the state gets via speeding tickets
sorry, this is never gonna happen
Brayden Moore
>>thinks people who break the speed limit deserved to be referred to ascriminals If you break the law, you're a criminal. Simple as that.
Robert Carter
It would honestly depend on how much the test/license would cost to acquire and how many people would actually be able to acquire one. If it's only like 10% of the population or less the impact wouldn't be that bad but you have a good point. >governement >"no fun allowed"
Tyler Jenkins
This.
Mason Evans
>The driver would take a series of driving and theory tests that when passed, would signify that the driver has exceptional knowledge and skill In europe, we call that a 'driving test'.
Carson Wright
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Sebastian Hernandez
well you obviously forget how much time and money is needed to implement a new law.
> discussion about whether to discuss about the law > review if the law is coherent with existing laws > another few rounds of endless discussions > attemp small changes to the draft > repeat
and even IF the law gets passed you would have an enormous rattail of other costs like the new training for police officers, driving schools and so on
on top of that, every new law will bring chaos to the streets due to the older drivers. Ever seen a pensioner in a roundabout? it's purely random how they behave in there
William Price
aside from the logistical nightmare and excessive costs.. this is a terrible idea. I'm guessing that you think you are somebody who falls in the category that could apply for a speed license. protip: you are probably not. It's pure statistics. 85% of the people think they belong to the top-half of driving capabilities. secondly, a speedlimit is there not only to allow you to have enough time to correct an error, it is also there to allow others to correct their error, and even is there to allow you to prevent a collision in case somebody else makes an error. increasing the speed limit for you does not only affect you, and your safety, it also affects that of others. Perhaps even of less capable drivers. If you want to reduce the amount of speeding tickets implement a system where you don't have to think about your speed because either cruise control or some automatic limiter does that for you. And you don't have to adjust for the erratic non-cc or deliberately slower vehicles.
Hudson Jenkins
*tips fedora*
Jack Turner
tolled motorways where you purchase a subscription thats yearly and requires vehicle inspections to be able to purchase the subscription. if the vehicle is unfit the subscription is null. also any crashes youre directly responsible for any damages to the roadway. in germany you pay for damage done to guardrails or any part of the autobahn
John James
because the theory above totally eliminates the usage of current driving tests
Sebastian Taylor
good points again, but all those things occur for any other new law or legal practice. Can't really denounce something because it would just take as much time to implement as anything else.
Adrian Lee
cops can be autists too or probably some autistic boomer
Isaiah Lopez
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Nathaniel Campbell
sure you are right. But the reality is that politics is a short time oriented game. nobody whants to be responsible for something that costs more money than it makes in their period of office.
The only thing that can change that attitute is large number of voters you could get with that idea in your election programme.
take the topic 'global warming' for example. nobody wanted to do something till a respectable sized group of people where willing to make their voting based on the partys opinion towards climate change. the scientific data is there since the 80s. but now society has enough vegans in it, so its done.
welcome to the world of adults, where reason means nothing
Luke Baker
>welcome to the world of adults, where reason means nothing sad but true
Aaron Jones
Go to a track or get smart. If you get many tickets that means you are being stupid no matter what your imaginary special snowflake skill level.
Racing is for track or off-road. If want be stupid, no sympathy here.
Ian Bell
Perfect idea.
But the special stickers should be front and back window slaps reading MIDNIGHT CLUB and the name of your favorite anime girl, with a peek of her face. This will discourage the majority of people from getting a permission to speed to ensure that it's slightly safer.
Tyler Davis
If you have >exceptional knowledge and skill you should be able to drive fast and avoid tickets anyway
Jaxon Moore
>special snowflake skill level
the skill level needed to go 90 in a 60 is roughly "slightly below average" and the car quality level needed to safely drive those speeds is somewhere between "10 year old bone stock toyota corolla" and "civic hatch with a few simple mods"
speed limits are set low because of the sheer number of americans with driving skills and critical thinking ability "significantly below average" and cars so outdated, poorly suited for pavement, or poorly maintained that they, by all rights, should maintain a VERY extended stopping distance and never take a somewhat engaging corner going faster than 50mph lest they roll the fuck over.
go for a drive on an american highway and marvel at the shit some people think is normal, if not GOOD driving.
>if everyone goes at the same speed its safer who cares if it's a complex dance of squeezing through gaps if someone wants to change lanes >i have a half car following distance so nobody can cut me off. >actually three cars is the safest if someone wants to cut you off just speed up. >blinkers aren't that important, just turn em on real quick for the cops. you were going to get in that lane anyways. nobody should be speeding up or slowing down suddenly so they don't need the indicators.
Angel Thompson
I don't get tickets and when the fuck did I imply that I wanted to use this to "race". I'm talking 30-40 kms over the limit max on the express, maybe more on the highway
Brody Russell
this is pretty relevant
Alexander Brown
>did you know quick accleration wastes gas and is UNSAFE driving!? >*merges onto highway going 30mph*
Angel James
im dying
Easton Peterson
>street racing licence
Cameron Thomas
no
Juan Hill
>blinkers aren't that important >Map-of-California-sample.jpg
