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Originally posted by Fallon
Yes it's revenue, in NH espically. The training academy is paid for by speeding tickets. I'm sure there are also more studies stating that higher speeds cause more accidents. If you follow the law, then you won't be paying for a ticket or court apperance. I've been driving for almost 3 years now and I haven't gotten a ticket yet. I'm also in my early 20's in the age where you see mostly males flying down the road. When I drive, I'll usually go 5-8 over the limit because I know many cops, unless they are anal, won't pull you over because it's more paperwork then it's worth. Hell my fiancee drives faster then I do, and that's why she has two tickets.
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I'm sure that you are right about there being studies going both ways. I think that will always be a contested issue. But you can't ignore that places with less restrictive speed limits don't have statisticly more fatalites or accidients when compared to America. I think that the lack of drivers education and the ease of getting a drivers license are much more important factors than speed. And those factors that could greatly increase the safety of our roads are being largely ignored.
I personally speed a lot. But I haven't had a ticket in 10 years. I would rather have the speed limits removed and have police officers make judgement calls on unsafe driving. They can just make drivers licenses cost $80/year so they still get their money. I rather have the police doing their jobs instead of trying to fill some arbitrary quota to pay the bills.