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TheMastersNemesis

(10,602 posts) Wed Jan 17, 2018, 01:21 PM Jan 2018

Speed Limits Mean That IT IS SAFE To Drive Under ALL Conditions.Even On Pure Ice Speed Limit Is Safe

At least It looks like many drivers believe that. It is amazing that people drive the speed limit and more no matter the conditions. In Denver recently was driving in very slippery conditions where the best you should do is 20 miles per hour. Whether the speed limit was 30 MPH or 65MPH people were driving at or near the speed limit in many cases.

If you were driving at a safe speed in treacherous conditions you had to worry about some idiot in coming up from behind at the posted speed limit or more. Some were in 4WD behemoths trucks or SUV's.

I am not kidding the roads only allowed speeds at 20MPH or less they were so slippery. No wonder there are so many multiyear pill ups so often.

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Speed Limits Mean That IT IS SAFE To Drive Under ALL Conditions.Even On Pure Ice Speed Limit Is Safe (Original Post) TheMastersNemesis Jan 2018 OP

We live on a corner, our street is a cul-de-sac but sadly for us the Eliot Rosewater Jan 2018 #1

don't worry all of the 1999 Ford Rustangs are in the junkyard by now snooper2 Jan 2018 #3

Ha! I hear some have survived down in Arizona due to the dry air... nt ExciteBike66 Jan 2018 #7

I-25 median is the temporary graveyard for all these a'holes hlthe2b Jan 2018 #2

In my neck of the woods it's the 4WD vehicle owners who drive too fast for conditions. Arkansas Granny Jan 2018 #4

I live in an area with some of the most fierce rain storms in the country. NCTraveler Jan 2018 #5

yeah. rownesheck Jan 2018 #6

Amazing how people with 4 wheel drive trucks Stanley Roper Jan 2018 #8

Eliot Rosewater

(31,113 posts)

1. We live on a corner, our street is a cul-de-sac but sadly for us the

Reply to TheMastersNemesis (Original post)

Wed Jan 17, 2018, 01:23 PM

Jan 2018

street next to us is a two lane main road with speed limit of 45 mph.

People go WAY faster than that all the time and if one of them fucked up and took his or her eyes off the road just long enough they could end up in our living room.

We spend a great deal of time in our living room.

We dont want a 1999 ford mustang plowing into our living room at 65 MPH at 10 PM on a Saturday night, it would totally ruin our weekend.

snooper2

(30,151 posts)

3. don't worry all of the 1999 Ford Rustangs are in the junkyard by now

Reply to Eliot Rosewater (Reply #1)

Wed Jan 17, 2018, 01:40 PM

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ExciteBike66

(2,369 posts)

7. Ha! I hear some have survived down in Arizona due to the dry air... nt

Reply to snooper2 (Reply #3)

Wed Jan 17, 2018, 02:10 PM

Jan 2018

hlthe2b

(102,328 posts)

2. I-25 median is the temporary graveyard for all these a'holes

Reply to TheMastersNemesis (Original post)

Wed Jan 17, 2018, 01:33 PM

Jan 2018

Unfortunately, plenty of more responsible drivers get taken out in the skid which ultimately lands the selfish hyper-confident mega-SUV driving morons (usually) overturned. Driving that route, usually Ft. Collins to Denver is a constant reminder.

Arkansas Granny

(31,523 posts)

4. In my neck of the woods it's the 4WD vehicle owners who drive too fast for conditions.

Reply to TheMastersNemesis (Original post)

Wed Jan 17, 2018, 01:53 PM

Jan 2018

They seem to think that they are invincible and road conditions are immaterial.

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)

5. I live in an area with some of the most fierce rain storms in the country.

Reply to TheMastersNemesis (Original post)

Wed Jan 17, 2018, 01:55 PM

Jan 2018

I don't get why people drive so fast during the downpour. As most people slow down, some just can't. It causes even more of a problem considering the speed differentials.

rownesheck

(2,343 posts)

6. yeah.

Reply to TheMastersNemesis (Original post)

Wed Jan 17, 2018, 01:56 PM

Jan 2018

I ran into a couple of those type d- bags today in frozen ass Houston. Idiots. Ice on hwy 59 and these morons are swerving lane to lane going way too fast. I was hoping to see some smashed into the median, but no luck.

Stanley Roper

(25 posts)

8. Amazing how people with 4 wheel drive trucks

Reply to TheMastersNemesis (Original post)

Wed Jan 17, 2018, 02:13 PM

Jan 2018

think they are invincible

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