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IDemo

(16,926 posts) Sun Dec 16, 2012, 02:27 PM Dec 2012

Speed limit signs should be torn down [View all]

After all, speeding is an epidemic in this country and enforcement of the law has done next to nothing to stem the behavior.

When speeding is outlawed, only outlaws will speed.

NRA members, how'm I doing?

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Speed limit signs should be torn down [View all] IDemo Dec 2012 OP

My car is speed limited to 155 mph. onehandle Dec 2012 #1

Cars don't kill - people kill jpak Dec 2012 #2

Cars don't kill people... mindwalker_i Dec 2012 #12

Speed-Free zones provide a false sense of security. n/t Bonhomme Richard Dec 2012 #3

*Areas with speed traps? Terry_M Dec 2012 #4

Just using the NRA meme. n/t Bonhomme Richard Dec 2012 #8

Agree, but the metaphor doesn't work for me. leveymg Dec 2012 #5

This wasn't really meant to speak of the danger of cars IDemo Dec 2012 #6

Duh. I was just saying the metaphor is a bit absurd, except in a '70s Corman movie. leveymg Dec 2012 #7

Laws are there to keep honest people honest customerserviceguy Dec 2012 #9

The prevailing speed on a stretch of freeway near here is 85 to 90 in a 65 IDemo Dec 2012 #10

You make an excellent point. Octafish Dec 2012 #11