Reply #63: Yes, I think that if someone chooses to speed, they are potentially putting other people's lives in [View All]

[LeftishBrit]

danger.

There can be genuine reasons for making the speed limit higher in some places than others: e.g. it seems fair to have a higher speed limit on an inter-city highway than on a residential street. But obviously, there will always be something arbitrary about the speed limits, and if the speed limit in one area seems excessively high or low, then it should be challenged.

But do you seriously think that there should be no speed limit at all? Anywhere? Or that (even when drink is not an issue) everyone can make a realistic assessment of how fast they can safely drive - including taking into account the fact that even if they can drive at that speed when everything around them is going predictably, they may occasionally have to deal with unexpected events?