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#-3 · 02-28-2023, 08:04 PM

I think the only reason this makes sense is because people were already doing it, and as many pointed out here already thought it was the law.

The real unsafe thing is the guy slowing down to nearly half the speed limit without obstruction in front of them or beside them. But since you can't fix the danger created by those people you change the law to make everyone else adapt to their recklessness.

I agree this is probably the safest rule, but it's not because of the people 30' away from the accident driving 100 kph, it's the guy in front of him who is slowing down to 50 kph even though the speed limit was 100.

02-28-2023, 08:04 PM	#28
#-3 #1 Goaltender Join Date: Mar 2008 Exp:	I think the only reason this makes sense is because people were already doing it, and as many pointed out here already thought it was the law. The real unsafe thing is the guy slowing down to nearly half the speed limit without obstruction in front of them or beside them. But since you can't fix the danger created by those people you change the law to make everyone else adapt to their recklessness. I agree this is probably the safest rule, but it's not because of the people 30' away from the accident driving 100 kph, it's the guy in front of him who is slowing down to 50 kph even though the speed limit was 100.