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Old 02-03-2008, 12:02 PM   #9
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Originally Posted by Bear Islander View Post
Suggesting that those two rules constitute any kind of a speed limit is more than a stretch....
I'm not saying that those laws constitute an arbitrary speed limit. I'm saying that they legislate against any situtation where excess speed causes dangerous or unsafe conditions.

An arbitrary speed limit regulates to a speed without regard to anything else. These laws regulate behavior that is unsafe, careless or negligent.

We have all seen situations where traveling over 45 MPH is safe. We have all seen situations where traveling at 44 MPH is unsafe. There are places and times where 10 MPH is unsafe and careless and negligent.

If you think that these laws are unenforcable against speed alone, you are right. But an MP can clearly use these laws against anyone, if their speed causes an unsafe situation.

Last edited by jrc; 02-03-2008 at 12:15 PM. Reason: spelling
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