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Originally Posted by Cube Inmate
There's another point about speed limits that you young asshats are missing: the person driving 80 on Deerfoot is potentially a hazard to those approaching from behind, whereas the one driving 130 is a hazard to those ahead. In case you've never noticed, your eyes are mounted on the front of your head, which generally faces forward while driving. While a good driver may be aware of everything going on in front and behind, it's simply not possible to be *as* aware of a danger approaching from the rear as danger approaching from the front.
It's ridiculously easy to be caught unaware by a very fast driver approaching from behind. You (the fast driver) may be completely aware of what's going on in front of you, but the relationship is not reciprocal.
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It's rediculously easy to be caught unaware of a slow motorist pulling into your lane just ahead of another car (Slow can also be interpreted as going 80 vs. my nice, legal, and safe 100 km/h). Your arguement has a nice 'they didn't physically see it coming' emotional component to it but there still is no reasonable justification for going either 80 or 130 on the Deerfoot in good road conditions.