People can drive cars—but only just barely. You can’t do it safely even while only mildly inebriated.
How are our speed limits determined? Is it reasonable to assume that they’re set such that it’s just within our abilities to drive that fast (plus some margin, of course)?
In my experience people mostly ignore the speed limits and drive at whatever speed feels right for the circumstances. Speed limits might have a role in building peoples’ intuitions, though.
In my experience people mostly ignore the speed limits and drive at whatever speed feels right for the circumstances. Speed limits might have a role in building peoples’ intuitions, though.
Do you live in a country where speed limits aren’t enforced? People here most certainly don’t ignore speed limits. That becomes expensive fast.
How are our speed limits determined? Is it reasonable to assume that they’re set such that it’s just within our abilities to drive that fast (plus some margin, of course)?
In my experience people mostly ignore the speed limits and drive at whatever speed feels right for the circumstances. Speed limits might have a role in building peoples’ intuitions, though.
Do you live in a country where speed limits aren’t enforced? People here most certainly don’t ignore speed limits. That becomes expensive fast.
I live in a region of the US where they are only sort of enforced.
In certain places at least, increasing revenues from fines also seems to be a goal.