yakuruto
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True, but not completely. What you're talking about there is not entirely a speed limit issue, it also involves common sense, and responsible driving. Anyway, 20mph is ridiculously slow for most big streets and should apply only to smaller ones in residential areas, school zones, hospitals and the like. Honestly hope it doesn't come into force.
Let me remind you that local conditions and driving behavior of your area are not the same all around the world. Unlicensed/uninsured/drunk/skilled/"look how powerful my engine is"/unskilled but cool-wannabe drivers, you name it, here most of the people like to drive fast regardless of weather, road conditions, etc. That's why the percentage of accidents related to high speed is so high.
Then again, it's a matter of driving education and a little misinformation on the traffic department. True, slow speed doesn't guarantee safe driving but the law enforcement agencies don't wanna make the needed efforts to really be sure that everyone driving an automotive vehicle know what's he/she's doing. But You can't really blame it all on low speed limits.
No, it doesn't excuse the dumb woman. It seems that she was doing what almost everybody else would have done: blame others. Since speeding is always pictured as the bad guy it must have been the first thing that crossed her mind in order to appear as the victim.
Once again, it doesn't apply to all the world. In some places people have to struggle hard to get the most necessary stuff to survive. In those cases the risk aversion comes from fear of losing what they got after so much effort.
Well, you have to pay for everything in a capitalist society, right? Most people are willing to sacrifice their freedom in exchange of being pampered and having their material needs (and more) taken care of.
Yup, habits can influence culture if they are wide-spread.
That's also part of capitalism effect on society. It gives that idea that since you are productive enough to get all the "cool" stuff in the market you also deserve a higher status as a powerful individual. Of course, it doesn't consider the means used to get the money used to buy those things :rolling:
