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Re: Speed limit repeal moving forward!
Janos Szamosfalvi writes:
>CKB (USFMC6DB@IBMMAIL.COM) wrote:
>: So if that system were to be adopted in the US, you could get pulled over for
>: driving without insurance instead of speeding.
>And how can a cop know, without stopping the motorist first that s/he is
>driving w/o insurance?
>As far as I know, in most states cops must have a reason to pull
>someone over. And reasons like "I just want to see your insurance
>is not sufficient".
The parts of CKB's post that you trimmed said that in Germany, insurance
companies won't cover accidents that occur at more than X km/h. So, by
logical extension, if US insurance companies adopted that policy, if you're
driving at more than X, you could be viewed as being uninsured. Your speed
would be the indirect reason to pull you over.
Of course, that assumes that ALL insurance companies adopted the SAME speed
limit for claims. If at least one had a higher limit, then your speed would
not be evidence of anything.
John Oliver
Canton, MI
'94 Probe GT
'92 Trek 2100
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