Jagger,
I don't think it's about flouting the law...I think it's simply the risk/reward balance of the given individual. People evaluate the likelihood of a risk, the potential harm of that risk, and the reward they get from taking it. Everyone's scale is calibrated differently.
For many drivers, the only risk that they see in speeding is that of getting a ticket. So, in a way, their level of speeding is defined by the *amount* by which they're flouting the law, but not the very fact of doing that.
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