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ESRogs comments on Humans can drive cars - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: ESRogs 31 January 2014 01:28:52AM 1 point [-]

People can drive cars - but only just barely. You can't do it safely even while only mildly inebriated.

How are our speed limits determined? Is it reasonable to assume that they're set such that it's just within our abilities to drive that fast (plus some margin, of course)?

Comment author: hylleddin 01 February 2014 01:16:13AM 2 points [-]

In my experience people mostly ignore the speed limits and drive at whatever speed feels right for the circumstances. Speed limits might have a role in building peoples' intuitions, though.

Comment author: wedrifid 01 February 2014 01:50:29AM 0 points [-]

In my experience people mostly ignore the speed limits and drive at whatever speed feels right for the circumstances. Speed limits might have a role in building peoples' intuitions, though.

Do you live in a country where speed limits aren't enforced? People here most certainly don't ignore speed limits. That becomes expensive fast.

Comment author: hylleddin 01 February 2014 01:52:31AM 3 points [-]

I live in a region of the US where they are only sort of enforced.

Comment author: [deleted] 01 February 2014 11:53:46AM *  0 points [-]

In certain places at least, increasing revenues from fines also seems to be a goal.

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