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Re: Solve speeding by limiting cars!
badblast41@aol.com (BadBlast41) wrote:
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>I've wondered the same thing. The automakers obviously want to appeal to the
>people who want fast cars, which is why we're seeing so many absurdly
>powerful sports cars (who really needs to get to 60 mph in 5 seconds?). But
>even though they have a lot of money and influence, the government has
>passed many laws that affect them (fuel economy, pollution, safety). Yet,
>they won't pass a law mandating that they stop making cars that easily allow
>people to break the law!
I have a friend whose wife went into labor early. There was some problem with
the baby, I don't remember the specifics, but the kid was in serious trouble.
For some reason an ambulance was not available and the hospital told him to
drive her in NOW. It was a 30 or 40 mile drive, he maintained speeds of 100
to 130 the entire way (so says he). When he arrived at the hospital they
managed to save the baby. The doctor said the kid had no more than 2 or 3
minutes to live when he arrived.
Some things are more important than arbitrary speed limits set by revenue
agents. While that was a once in a lifetime emergency (hopefully) I would
sure hate for my kid to die because some control freak put a speed limiter
on my car.
Bob