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Re: Kevin's posts
In article <405vl0$s0k@news-e1a.megaweb.com>,
KENNY MORSE <kennystar@megaweb.com> wrote:
>
>>>In article <404cou$l46@clark.net> Kevin Atkinson wrote:
>>
>>Ok if 55 zones were raised to 75 do you think drivers will go 85?
>
>ABSOLUTELY!
Really? Even on a congested higway going through a city. Unless everone
starts going 85 (HIGHLY unlikely considering many vehicles can't do that
speed like old school buses (top off of about 60-65), certain vans (top off
of around (70-75) and all other cars with small engines), I really don't
think that people will do 85 because they in order to do that speed they
will have to start weeving there way trough traffic etc...
>>
>>What about a 55 to 65, do you think drivers will go 75-80?
>
>Not only do I think that, but THAT is what is ACTUALLY happening
>right now. Forget all those people who get nailed on CVC 22356 who
>I get in class (the ones exceeding 65)....that tells me one thing and then
>my EYES tell me another. I teach in areas that I have to drive in 65
>zones to get to. Nobody....NOBODY is doing 65 (except me).
>Everyone flies past me. As they do I yell..."Thanks for my
>vacation to Tahiti!!!"
Yes and there is a very good reason for that. Generally when the limit
is 65 the road becomes dence in traffic and people can safely do 75-85
with out killing anyone. This won't happen in urban interstates --
espacally twisty ones like the capital beltway (i am from maryland so I
can't give any california roads).
>
>>>>(Challenge TWO) Ask you students if the limit was raised 10 to 15 mph if
>>>>they would exceed it automatically.
>>>
>>>Kev...I DID ask. In TWO classes now (since Jaime asked me to) and
>>>the answer was "probably". And there it is. These are average drivers
>>>who absolutey reflect a cross section of California drivers who were
>>>the ones who got caught. If there were more cops, more would be
>>>caught.
>>
>>Well we won't know what they trully would do unless we adjuct them. I
>>would like to set some 65 to 75 or 80 and see what happens. I imagine
>>that traffic will contine to go 70-80 mph on rural freeways...
>
>I do NOT need to do any further analysis of their responses. They speak for
>themselves quite adequately. Not to you......you don't like what they
>are saying. But as I have said, I appreciate your approach to the
>discussion and your advocacy of your position. Thanks.
>
I know what they are saying. True I may not like it however I don't
belive they REALLY will DO what they say they would after all there
answer was "probably".
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