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Edited by Dropship dude:
5/7/2013 4:36:07 PM
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Is speeding on an empty road irresponsible?
Before you jump to any argument, allow me to lay down the terms:
It is a long, wide road with few turns and lovely straights. It's mid-afternoon and the road is rarely used by commuters, as there is a shorter, faster route to get between settlements. The speed limit on the road is the national limit (that's 60mph for those unaware). It is just you on the road, and you can see ahead of you for miles - the road is deserted. For argument's sake we'll say you're doing 100mph on this 60mph road.
With only your life in danger if anything goes wrong, is it still irresponsible? If you accept that it is your fault should anything happen to you, are you not entitled to, essentially, "go for it"?
Any thoughts?
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nope. I work a night shift job and get off at 12:15am every night (guess you could say it's very early morning). Even for a huge city like Seattle the place is literally a ghost town like you'd see in Halo 3: ODST no joke. I book it home every night and only slow down when exiting an off ramp and by slowing down I mean going down to 60 mph. I love driving home because I am not at the mercy of slow idiots like I am on the way to work. I am able to drive the speed I want and save a ton of time. It's all about the time for me. I save easily 5 hours per week being able to get home so fast as opposed to how long it would take me to get home during a day shift.
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Not at all. Speed limits rarely fit the road, but 100 is pushing it. 80 would make more sense.
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1 ReplyYeah, even if it may seem harmless, it's irresponsible. What's to say that somewhere up the road a hazard isn't just waiting to come into view (i.e wildlife,problems with the road,...). Plus, if you lose control, you could do some serious damage to someones property if you lose control.
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It's illegal but not irresponsible.
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I do it so I think it's fine.
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1 ReplyI do 100+ on busy roads when possible :L I know it's not safe... and my car (a 1999 4 cyl camry) doesn't like it too much... but it's so fun :)
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4 RepliesEdited by Mega Blaziken: 5/7/2013 7:58:04 PMLolno, I do it all the time, my max so far was 195mph, I was able to top out because it was a really long, straight road
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I do it all the time, my top so far is 155mph
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No, you're fine.
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23 RepliesYes, national speed limits were introduced to cut gas demand, not for safety. Higher RPM = less gas mileage = higher gas demand = higher prices. If you are driving by yourself, you aren't conserving fuel by carpooling, and if you are going double the posted limit, you are certainly consuming more than the average amount of fuel the trip should require. So you are acting irresponsibly in that if everyone did it, we would all face spikes in fuel prices and gas shortages.
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well it's not responsible if that's what you're asking.
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2 RepliesNot on a country road to that level because you can always argue that something could pop out onto the road unexpectedly. Ideally an empty motorway at night seems like a place where, if caught, the Police shouldn't be a dick to you for going too fast.
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8 RepliesYour tyre could blow... The faster you're going while that happens, the less likely you are of surviving. And I've never drove or been in a car going over 125km/h (78mph).
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Depends on your vehicle and your skill. You can go as fast as you want, as long as you can handle it. If there's nobody around the only one at risk is yourself.
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Id go no more than 90. Maybe reach 100 for like 1 second. But i usually like to stay 70-75 since thats the optimum gas consumption for my baby v6 Mustang :D
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1 ReplyYes because you might hit a whale.
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1 ReplyIf you wreck, an ambulance will eventually be dispatched to scrape you off the ground. That ambulance could theoretically be needed to save a choking child, a father having a heart attack or a grandma having a stroke. But they won't get the help, because you needed to be scraped off the ground because you thought it harmless. Its not likely that this will be the case, but by speeding you open the possibility. What you are doing is potentially wasting emergency assets that could be needed elsewhere, for people who weren't doing something stupid, and unnecessary.
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To some degree, yes, since there are still variables outside your control that could cause you to lose control. I still speed though.
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Yes, it's totally illegal. I also regularly go 80 on the interstate.
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Uncontrolled environment, yes it's irresponsible. If you lose control and go off course and cause any property damage to someone else's or the 'state's' , then you may lose you license and be not insurable unless of course you like outrageously high risk insurance. Is the vehicle prepared for such speeds? Doubtful. That said, yes I've done this. I won't push it that far on public roads again, it just isn't worth it. Now say 80..... well guilty. I know my car is able to do speeds higher and had aftermarket brakes, but on public roads as you describe, there are just too many unknowns that could occur that make this really unwise. Take it to a track.
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3 RepliesHighly irresponsible; what if someone's cloaked? We happen to have a member here (Vien) who has access to such technology in some form. Are you really willing to risk his life?
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3 RepliesSo this road is wide like an interstate highway? And it's empty? There's multiple highways in my state with a speed limit of 70. These highways also have constant traffic. So if it's deemed safe for me to go 70 on a highway with traffic then is it irresponsible for me to go 70 on a highway with no traffic? The answer to your question is context dependent.
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I'd call it irresponsible since you're still putting yourself in danger, but I wouldn't condemn someone for doing that. Your life, your business. You really want to take the risk? Go for it.
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Is it irresponsible? Probably. Is it wrong? I'd say no.
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Edited by A Good Troll: 5/7/2013 4:26:25 PMThe only person I'm putting in danger is myself. I carry auto insurance to cover any damage to my personal property or the physical property of others. I carry health insurance so I cover all the health expenses if I should say, hit a tree. But realistically, I never go full out on public roads anyway. I'll gladly go to VIR, the local drag strip, or some other HPDE event if I want to run all out, where I know the surfaces are prepped for full-on driving and there are medical staff on site should something happen. Anyone with a car with more horsepower than a Honda Civic ricer knows that street roads grip terrible.
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3 RepliesIt's still irresponsible to put your own life in danger.
