01-04-2017, 06:05 AM
I don't want to hijack Cormanus' thread here, but I think this is relevant.
Ask yourself this question: Do I always ride at or below the posted speed limit?
If your answer is no, then you speed. Period. Once we determine that you are a speeder, we are just haggling over the price (to paraphrase an old joke).
We may agree that there is some "no-man's land" between the posted limit and a speed which is clearly unsafe, but who decides the width of that zone? 5mph? 10? And is it OK if your no-man's land is narrower than the guy who just passed you or is that guy necessarily unsafe?
Ultimately, we all pick and choose which traffic laws to obey or disobey and when it is appropriate to do one or the other. I do not think that obeying every law makes us a safe rider nor does disobeying some laws make us unsafe. I think that our decisions on when to obey or disobey a particular traffic law is what differentiates us.
Ask yourself this question: Do I always ride at or below the posted speed limit?
If your answer is no, then you speed. Period. Once we determine that you are a speeder, we are just haggling over the price (to paraphrase an old joke).
We may agree that there is some "no-man's land" between the posted limit and a speed which is clearly unsafe, but who decides the width of that zone? 5mph? 10? And is it OK if your no-man's land is narrower than the guy who just passed you or is that guy necessarily unsafe?
Ultimately, we all pick and choose which traffic laws to obey or disobey and when it is appropriate to do one or the other. I do not think that obeying every law makes us a safe rider nor does disobeying some laws make us unsafe. I think that our decisions on when to obey or disobey a particular traffic law is what differentiates us.