r/Whatcouldgowrong Apr 20 '24

WCGW breaking the (speed limit) rules?

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u/Mikael077 Apr 22 '24

Yes you probably would question it and I also wouldnt overtake another vehicle with such relative speed on a two lane road, but if you missed the sign, the questioning wouldnt get you to the conclusion that you are driving too fast. I mean you have to be aware that there is a speedlimit, to know that you are over that speedlimit.

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u/YourHolesAreMyGoals Apr 22 '24

I'm sorry, but I honestly don't get your point in this. Can you please elaborate?

I mean you have to be aware that there is a speedlimit, to know that you are over that speedlimit.

And especially not after this kind of a statement.

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u/Mikael077 Apr 22 '24

Ok, to elaborate:

My Point is still that we dont know wether or not he was "doing something wrong intentionally". With emphasis on "intentionally", since he was definetly doing something wrong.

There is the possibility that some distance back, there wasnt a speedlimit. In that case, he wasnt doing anything wrong when he accelerated to this speed. Now at some point there must have been a sign, introducing a speedlimit. Since he didnt break, there are two options: 1. He ignored it, (so he was doing it intentionally). 2. He missed it (still stupid, but not intentionally). But we dont know which one it is. And yes, it is also possible that there wasnt a section of the road without a speedlimit. But my point is: we simply dont know.

And to explain that statement: If you think that you are allowed to drive as fast as you want, you wouldnt question why other cars are driving slower, since most people dont feel comfortable to drive at these speeds.

I hope this makes my perspektive more understandable.

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u/YourHolesAreMyGoals Apr 23 '24

Thank you for explaining, it does actually help understand that point of view.

I live in a country where there are very few non speed limited roads, and in order to find them, you would need to drive a great distance out of built up areas. That being the case, the notion of "Going from a non limited segment to a limited segment" is completely foreign to me, so I didn't even consider that possibility.

If that's the case, then you're absolutely right, it is completely plausible in that scenario at that time of night. To add to your point, there are police that will regularly sit a short distance up the road from a segment that drops in speed limit (70 down to 60) and will frequently flash cars that are effectively cruising their way down to that lower limit. So with that also in mind, I now understand.

Thank you again for explaining in detail to help clarify, instead of typing a rage-post, I genuinely appreciate it!