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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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