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At the risk of bumping this infantile discussion, surely it stands to simple logic that if you drive too fast, you're less in control of your car.
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Of course if you drive too fast you're less in control of your car, the question is what is too fast? I submit that the speed limits currently imposed on US drivers in nearly every instance are too low. The reason they are set artificially low is to raise revenue and control people.
Additionally, just because something is dangerous does not mean it should be prohibited. We are after all, talking about degrees of danger, 5 more MPH may or may not pose a significant danger to other people. I suggest that rather than have the government force speeds on everyone, let people determine the speed that suits them best. Yes, some people will drive too fast, but people already drive too fast. Your bullshit laws are not preventing the very activity you claim they are designed to. When a law is so inadequate as to fail to prevent dangerous activity and only serve to harrass and annoy others, it should be repealed.
Look to other ways to make the roads safer if safety is really your concern. Like the war on drugs, the war on speeding has failed miserably for all except the government, which raises a shitload in revenue while pretending to do something.