pltrgyst@... wrote:
> --- On Wed, 6/17/09, Mike B. <
omni@...> wrote:
>
>> Maryland is one of four states (according to a web site I found
>> once that listed driving law differences for the lower 48 states),
>> where you are not required to "move right" so long as you are doing
>> at least the speed limit. This is logical....
>
> It doesn't seem at all logical to me, unless you've got speedometers
> guaranteed accurate to within, say, 0.5%. With what's actually on the
> road, you might think you're doing the speed limit, and the person
> behind might think you;'re doing five below.
Very true. My Jeep was about 5mph low on the speedometer according to
my GPS...until I got new tires and went up a little in size. Now the
speedo reads correctly. According to my GPS anyway.
The "logical" comment is based on the idea that speed limits are enacted
by states, and states requiring that people take actions to actually
*assist* with breaking these laws is completely illogical for a state to
do...though most seem to. From the state's viewpoint, someone doing the
speed limit can not possibly be impeding traffic because traffic never
goes faster than the speed limit...and if it does, it needs impeding,
fining, and or losing its license and perhaps getting locked up.
Driver, and riders, obviously have different ideas, but since drivers
and riders don't get to pass laws, this has little effect on laws.
-- Mike B.
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