nberry:

Nick, paying attention is good advice if your traveling at speeds which allow the car and driver to react.

Tim, your argument about boredom doesn’t make sense. If you’re bored, it’s more dangerous to drive at high speeds because your not paying attention. Read my response to Carlos. 

Carlos, you have a warped opinion of government. You think there is evil intent of most government actions. However, I do agree that travel at slower speeds will bring more traffic around you. But with more traffic a driver becomes more aware. 

We all want to defend our precious high performance sport cars. They are fun and provide us an escape from the mundane. But let’s not fool ourselves. The escape we seek has everything to do with risk. To attempt to justify the risk by claiming it’s not risk but safety is like playing Russian Roulette but telling yourself the car is empty. When it isn’t. enlightened

 

If someone isn't paying attention, even travelling at parking lot speed is dangerous. 

Most car's capability is far exceeding what's needed at whatever the speed limit is set, the limiting factor for reactions and avoidance is the driver's skills and attention focus. 

And we are back to square one, paying attention is the single most important factor in safety.


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