should we or should we not eliminate speed limits?

Question

i am doing a paper on this.

Answer 1

Some people cannot govern themselves. They will stay forever.

Answer 2

Speed limits should reflect the safest speed a road can be traveled in normal conditions, and this is important information to be considered when traveling a road, be it your first time or your hundredth. While I do not think all things should be legislated (I believe we should be wise enough to discipline ourselves) I do think following the same rules or guidelines for the road that everyone else does gives the maximum possible safety there is, and traveling the speed that is safest for the road and the weather conditions is smart too. Should it have to be a law? i don't think so. Should people all follow the same rules? I think so. Setting a speed limit seems the simplest way to keep everybody safe.

Answer 3

I think there should be some sort of speed limit, but not some arbitrary max (like 55 or 65). In another words some HWY should have very high limit (over 100 MPH for sure). There are HWY that are really empty and straight - and then there are most NYC roads that sucks at 55.

But that's not to say that everybody should be driving at max HWY speed. There should be different levels of license and encourage drivers to further their education / skills. I think we should also re-hash the drivers education. There's no one clear answer but we should look into the way other countries do their drivers ed. In Germany it costs as much as few thousands of U.S. dollars to get drivers education. And no you cannot not just get lessons from your father, it has to be from professional educator (in Germany).

I took private pilot lesson and it isn't seen as good piloting to be "hot dogging". We pride our selves on being the SAFEST pilots and that automatically encourage others to try and be the safest flyer. The pilot instructor will NOT sign off on you if he / she thinks you are not ready - because the instructor could lose his instructors license if too many students fail. In another words, the instructors have vested reason to make sure the education is done right. If you ever wondered why private piloted planes just don't drop out of the sky everyday, now you know.

One last thing is that we should encourage closed course competition for young people to let it out (instead of having no where to play so they play on the HWY). And revoke those privileges if they are in violation of public driving laws (further encouraging good public driving habit).
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In general I think the way we give out drivers license is a joke. And the joke is on the public.

Answer 4

we should never eliminate speed limits in this country. people drive too fast now, when we have speed limits, how fast do you think they will drive if there is no limit?? thankfully, the federal gov't allows each state to decide what their limits will be. the federal speed limit before 1992 was 65 mph, it was 55 mph before 1986. it does not make sense to have a 65 mph out here in the western states, so after 1992, most western states raised their limits to where they are today, at 75 mph, with arizona and nevada making attempts to raise it to 80 mph, but so far, no luck in that. can you imagine what would happen when you are traveling at 80 or 85 mph, and one of your front tires blows out? you'd better have a good handle on the steering wheel. i hope my input has helped you.

Answer 5

No, not in the US anyway.

1. The general condition of US highways (I'll assume that you are refering only to limited access highways, not surface streets and rural roads) is nowhere near up to the standard for unlimited speeds. 5 minutes of driving on a German Autobahn will convince you of that.

2. The quality and depth of the annual safety inspections -- where they even exist, not all states have them -- is a joke in comparison to those of most other industrialized nations. 9 out of 10 vehicles on the road in the US would fail a German TÜV inspection on the braking standards alone. 95 of 100 would fail on tire condition.

Most German Autobahns are free of speed limits but there are a couple of facts not known by "Ausländeren" (outsiders). If you are driving at over 130 KMS (80 MPH) and are involved in an accident, you WILL be held at least partly responsible for the accident in nearly all cases. Secondly, when there is a pileup on the Autobahn, it tends to be a catastrophic event due to the speeds involved.

Answer 6

Think about school Zones and someone you love being hit by a speeding car the argument for Speed control becomes clear- People that are in that much of a hurry are dangerous to themselves and others and self-centered. If a person wants to speed go to a racetrack. Also I originally come from a mountainous region -without limits there over a cliff see ya! For people that are thrill seekers that's o.k. Just don't risk other peoples futures.

Answer 7

In all things moderation.

In city limits you need speed limits, rural communities you need speed limits, but in the middle of the west on I-70 during the day you don't.

The autobahn is an engineering marvel, US roads are not made of the correct material or design to facilitate "no speed limits" everywhere. just in particular areas.... with low traffic volume.

we would need four to five lane roads that are virtually straightaways with very gradual curves......junker and hoopties would be ban on the roads... high performace car would be necessary or you would have to be intelligent enough to realize the certain cars are not designed for highspeed travel..... and givern yourself,,,,, Not in the USA.... it would be catastrpohic in the cities....etc...

Answer 8

You know the answer to this as well as everyone else.

With higher speeds you get more gas consumption, and you will need to fill your tank more often.

How about this scenario, you are driving at 120 MPH, then suddenly, a quarter mile ahead you spot someone that has broken down, and he's right ahead of you. Can you stop in time, or even have time to swerve? I don't think so!

Result - At least two dead - you are one of them.

Answer 9

No way. Why?
1) Speeding is dangerous in certain, if not MOST areas. A speed limit tells you at what speed is safe to drive your car in a particular area
2) All those speeding tickets raise money for your community

Answer 10

im sure it would help some what with the gas problems we are having more wrecks means less cars and less people to feed... because the first one to go would be the ones that dont know how to drive anyways and that in it self would save lives

Answer 11

there's a good point. the higher they put the speed limits the faster people drive. they should lower them and then maybe just maybe people will so down. you picked a good subject.