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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 05:50 PM Original message |
I'm sorry - call me crazy but I just don't believe in speed limits. |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 05:51 PM Response to Original message |
1. I do believe in stupid people, which is why I believe in speed limits |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 05:52 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Stupid people eat their own |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 06:00 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Are you being like this on purpose? |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 06:17 PM Response to Reply #4 |
10. Explain please |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 06:24 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Stupid people kill people of all types |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 06:27 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. I'm just saying on highways - not residential - you should drive as fast as you want |
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ChazII (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 07:42 PM Response to Reply #2 |
28. They are making the city of Scottsdale, AZ |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 05:54 PM Response to Original message |
3. If we're talking about freeways, absolutely. |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 06:18 PM Response to Reply #3 |
11. Ahhh ok true that... |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 06:04 PM Response to Original message |
5. So, |
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cleveramerican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 06:13 PM Response to Original message |
6. We all have inner speed limits. |
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Blue-Jay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 06:14 PM Response to Original message |
7. Drive as fast as you want. |
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KitchenWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 06:15 PM Response to Original message |
8. They hate us for our freedoms. |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 06:17 PM Response to Original message |
9. You *should* believe in them, because they exist. |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 06:27 PM Response to Original message |
14. I saw or just missed seeing three fatal accidents in a single day, driving |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 06:39 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. If people want to do a speed that kills them - let them |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 06:41 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. They don't just kill themselves, you dolt! |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 06:43 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. The damage from an insane driver usually just kills the insane driver |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 06:45 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. One of these was a truck that plowed into a car. The couple in the car were killed. |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 06:47 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. Fine. Keep thinking that, it's clearly working for you. |
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Shakespeare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 06:48 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. As someone who was almost killed by an insane driver, I'm going to have to go ahead and... |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 06:55 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. The hightway isn't the time to be learning about 140Mph closing rates |
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Richardo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 08:34 PM Response to Reply #17 |
33. Did you get that from the same fact book as 'pee comes from the vagina'? |
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MissMillie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 09:07 AM Response to Reply #17 |
49. uh.... you got verifyable data on that? |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 09:53 AM Response to Reply #17 |
51. That is no comfort to the families of innocents killed by speeders. |
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Phillycat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 02:36 PM Response to Reply #16 |
69. Hey, that's my word! |
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alarimer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 06:58 PM Response to Original message |
22. Speed kills. |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 07:05 PM Response to Original message |
23. Neither our roads nor our drivers could support that. |
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Greyskye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 07:15 PM Response to Original message |
24. OK. |
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Swede (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 07:18 PM Response to Original message |
25. Here 's an 11 year old boy getting killed by a speeding driver a few weeks back. |
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Hong Kong Cavalier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 07:35 PM Response to Original message |
26. Yeah. Good luck with that. |
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Prisoner_Number_Six (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 07:39 PM Response to Original message |
27. I always considered them more a friendly suggestion than a rule. |
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bigwillq (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 07:44 PM Response to Original message |
29. On the highway |
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Silver Swan (805 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 07:47 PM Response to Original message |
30. I don't believe in speed limits either. |
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NewEnglandGirl (602 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 07:51 PM Response to Original message |
31. Most people don't |
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DarkTirade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 07:54 PM Response to Original message |
32. Whether you believe in 'em or not, they still exist. |
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Zuiderelle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 08:45 PM Response to Original message |
34. You really stepped in it with this thread. |
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ccharles000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 10:38 PM Response to Original message |
35. Yes you are crazy. |
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datasuspect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 10:41 PM Response to Original message |
36. i believe in maintaining lane composure |
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Pierre.Suave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 10:43 PM Response to Original message |
37. ok, how about this... |
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kentauros (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 11:34 PM Response to Reply #37 |
40. Actually, I agree with making the licenses harder to obtain |
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Pierre.Suave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 11:48 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. OK, I accept your challenge... |
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kentauros (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 12:30 AM Response to Reply #41 |
42. One major problem with accepting this "challenge": |
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Pierre.Suave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 09:21 AM Response to Reply #42 |
50. They seem to do ok in Germany |
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kentauros (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 09:58 AM Response to Reply #50 |
53. And, uh, how big is Germany |
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Pierre.Suave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 02:00 PM Response to Reply #53 |
61. Your reluctance |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 09:59 AM Response to Reply #50 |
54. They also have much stricter driving exams |
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Pierre.Suave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 01:45 PM Response to Reply #54 |
58. Yes, I know that. Been there, done that. |
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Debi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 02:26 PM Response to Reply #37 |
67. Unfortunately many see driving as a right not a privilege |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 10:43 PM Response to Original message |
38. The only crime I believe in the death penalty for is speeding. |
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bluesbassman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 10:53 PM Response to Original message |
39. You got a need for speed...Go to the track. |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 12:36 AM Response to Original message |
43. I keep telling the CHP that. Why do they disrespect my beliefs?!? Fascists!!11!!!!! |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 08:54 AM Response to Original message |
44. Kick |
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Zuiderelle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 09:04 AM Response to Reply #44 |
46. ... |
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MissMillie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 09:04 AM Response to Original message |
45. well, I know I get better gas mileage when I stay between 65 and 70 |
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wickerwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 09:05 AM Response to Original message |
47. It's not so much about speed as predictability. |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 09:06 AM Response to Original message |
48. doesnt it save gas to not speed? isnt that why the rule was first created? |
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TheFriendlyAnarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 09:56 AM Response to Original message |
52. Yea, I've recently turned into the people I used to hate. |
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Shell Beau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 10:01 AM Response to Original message |
55. So you find it perfectly safe for one to go 85 and on the |
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Bake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 01:28 PM Response to Original message |
56. It's OK, though. |
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SacredCow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 01:42 PM Response to Original message |
57. The Autobahn works in Germany.... |
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kick-ass-bob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 02:05 PM Response to Reply #57 |
62. Its not just the autobahn |
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SacredCow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 02:07 PM Response to Reply #62 |
63. Yeah... |
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kick-ass-bob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 02:09 PM Response to Reply #63 |
64. Yeah - I've thought about that too |
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SacredCow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 02:14 PM Response to Reply #64 |
65. I wish I could take a bus... |
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kick-ass-bob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 02:18 PM Response to Reply #65 |
66. Mine is 25 (or so) miles too! |
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SacredCow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 02:34 PM Response to Reply #66 |
68. I see you're in Raleigh, NC.... |
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Fran Kubelik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 01:45 PM Response to Original message |
59. Crazy |
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PeaceNikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 01:46 PM Response to Original message |
60. Speed limits aren't some deity in which one "believes" |
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