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Damn nice post MikeD.
From a personal standpoint, as a person who has lost a relative to an accident due to speeding, and one who has nearly lost a cousin in a DUI case, I am pretty biased about driving safely.
Living in Los Angeles, speeding is pretty much the norm. The fact that under normal conditions the regular speed on the freeway is at like 75mph instead of 65mph, and so merely to not get a ticket for going to slow you do have to go faster.
But those living in Los Angeles know just how bad the traffic gets year by year. At normal hours freeways are jammed just because of a single accident.
Work hours don't even mention it. Part of the reason is that its pretty easy to get a DL in CA and also because of the huge population and inadequate room on freeways in LA. But its also because of accidents and more often than not they are either alcohol related or speed related.
My philosophy really is... just because others drive faster than you or break the law doesn't give you the license to do so as well.
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