Speeding

[Philosophy Explorer]

There's a lively discussion going on at Quora about speeding. Here's one of the posts:

"There was a time in the 1980's that the Pennsylvania Turnpike gave you a toll ticket when you entered the Turnpike and checked the time when you turned the ticket back in at your exit. If the time was too short, you got a ticket. That's why I always stopped at a rest area on the Turnpike - to make sure that didn't happen. I used this as a real-world application of the MVT to my calculus classes for years."

Do you have any speeding stories?

PhilX

[bobevenson]

One time I was speeding way over the limit on a Kentucky expressway. There was a state trooper on the shoulder, standing outside his squad car with a radar gun. He waved me over to stop, but I just kept going, and then I saw him coming after me in my rearview mirror, with debris shooting up from his wheels on the shoulder. When I saw his flashing lights, I figured he was going to throw the book at me not only for speeding, but not following his hand signal to pull over. When I finally did pull over, he came over to the car and said, "Man, you were really hauling ass!" but he didn't even give me a ticket. I guess he knew a prophet when he saw one.

[Philosophy Explorer]

One time I was speeding way over the limit on a Kentucky expressway. There was a state trooper on the shoulder, standing outside his squad car with a radar gun. He waved me over to stop, but I just kept going, and then I saw him coming after me in my rearview mirror, with debris shooting up from his wheels on the shoulder. When I saw his flashing lights, I figured he was going to throw the book at me not only for speeding, but not following his hand signal to pull over. When I finally did pull over, he came over to the car and said, "Man, you were really hauling ass!" but he didn't even give me a ticket. I guess he knew a prophet when he saw one.

Why were you speeding?

PhilX

[bobevenson]

One time I was speeding way over the limit on a Kentucky expressway. There was a state trooper on the shoulder, standing outside his squad car with a radar gun. He waved me over to stop, but I just kept going, and then I saw him coming after me in my rearview mirror, with debris shooting up from his wheels on the shoulder. When I saw his flashing lights, I figured he was going to throw the book at me not only for speeding, but not following his hand signal to pull over. When I finally did pull over, he came over to the car and said, "Man, you were really hauling ass!" but he didn't even give me a ticket. I guess he knew a prophet when he saw one.

Why were you speeding?

PhilX

Because the rest of the world is too slow for me.

[that_guy]

I want to say that the law is borderline unethical if not completely unethical. What do you guys think?

[Philosophy Explorer]

I want to say that the law is borderline unethical if not completely unethical. What do you guys think?

I think that by the time driverless cars come along, it'll become a moot point.

PhilX

[Obvious Leo]

I want to say that the law is borderline unethical if not completely unethical. What do you guys think?

Is this your opinion on all road safety laws or just on those relating to speed?