I'm wondering this because a guy that hit and killed a young boy riding his bike (in a bike path) in this area yesterday was known in his trailer park as a chronic speeder.
It just sickens me the way so many people speed these days, gosh, I'm like in the fast lane at 70 MPH ( okay, a modest 5 mph over speed limit but I usually go 65 in the middle lane) and people are totally ZOOMING past me and looking all perturbed.
2006-09-07 13:22:25 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Perhaps the "need to speed" is a mental "condition". I don't know that for sure, but in countries that don't have a posted speed limit, they have less accidents, because everyone on the road in those countries are driving naturally. With posted speed limits, you have half the people driving the speed limit (unnaturally), and 25% driving above the speed limit (naturally), and another 25% speed racing (unnaturally). When you have a road with 3 different driving types, accidents are going to happen. But if their were no signs posted, dictating what speed to drive, 100% of the people would only drive naturally, and would judge for themselves what they feel is a safe, appropriate speed. As far as it being a condition that can only be learned the hard way... I can tell you, I've been in a few accidents, and I never learned. I only learned after they took my license away (for not having insurance for a month, not for speeding!). When I didn't have my drivers license, I continued to drive, but I could not risk getting pulled over, so I drove no more than 5 miles above the posted speed limit at all times. That taught me to drive much slower.
2006-09-07 13:39:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What in the world is wrong that we can't take a little more time to get to our destination? Learning the hard way usually means somebody will get hurt! I used to drive 80-100K/year, thank God I don't have to anymore, anyways I have seen plenty of dangerous situations mostly created out of people in a hurry! Lately I notice people passing on double yellow lines, not stopping at signs and speeding. On the way to work I see at least four crosses on the side of the road.
I am saddened by the reckless drivers we see every day!
Hard way? Mental? You bet, but hurting other people in the process, WRONG!
2006-09-07 13:36:58 · answer #2 · answered by True Blue 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they are called adrenaline junkies, its an addiction like drugs. and i too am an adrenaline junkie
2006-09-07 13:24:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋