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Re: Speed limit repeal moving forward!
John Oliver (usfmcf3k@ibmmail.com) wrote:
: 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.
Wait a minute, if there's no speed limit they can't stop me for
speeding (maybe for reckless driving, but that's another story)
if there's a speed limit they can stop me for speeding, but never
for not having an insurence.
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