Virginia passes law to enforce maximum vehicle speeds for repeat speeders

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• baggachipz@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Republicans: Don’t tread on my freedom! No seatbelts, no helmets! FREEDOM!

  Also Republicans: Let’s install a device in your car to track and enforce your activity

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  • unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    When you commit gun related crimes you lose your right to own guns. When you get caught speeding repeatedly you dont lose your license but just get a speed cap. I think this is too lenient actually. If you cant follow the rules and insist on endangering others then you shouldnt be allowed to drive.

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    • Carnelian@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Per the article, it is in fact a remote tracker, which uses GPS to determine the speed limit of whatever road you’re on.

      Be grateful that you dont get your driving license revoked.

      Also per the article:

      A federally funded study found that 75% of people with suspended licenses continued to drive.

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    • Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      When you rape people, ostensibly even children on Epstein Island, you get elected president.

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    • Grimy@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      To be honest, I don’t understand why any car can go over 140. I get people want to enjoy their freedoms and all but it’s not worth it really.

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  • ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Republicans? The Virginia state legislature is controlled by Democrats.

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    • baggachipz@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Virginia’s bill was signed into law by Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin

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• ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  A single car with ISA can also prevent multiple drivers behind it from recklessly accelerating, so even a small number of ISA-equipped vehicles could have a dramatic impact on regional or even national road safety.

  In my experience, a slow driver will be passed (often rather aggressively) by drivers wanting to go faster if that is at all possible. That feels a lot more dangerous than simply having everyone drive at the rate of traffic. Or is the author envisioning a scenario where there are enough of these slow cars to cause a traffic jam?

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  • Ghyste@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    This is why assholes who sit in the left lane when not passing are dangerous.

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  • notabot@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    They wouldn’t be driving slowly, they’d be driving at the posted limit. If the limit for the road is wrong, and other people are ignoring it, that is a separate issue that needs dealing with.

    It really grinds my gears when people complain about others driving at the posted limit (and, to be fair, I do it too sometimes, but I try to catch myself). You either think the limit is reasonable, in which case there isn’t actually a problem, or you think it’s wrong, in which case the driver isn’t the problem, the limit is. In that case rather than grousing about other drivers actually take action to have the limit changed. That goes just as much in areas where the limit is too high.

    Anyway, rant over, I shall take a couple of deep breaths.

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    • ToastedRavioli@midwest.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Driving at the posted limit if everyone else is going 15-20 over can be incredibly dangerous. Which is why its legal to drive with the speed of traffic.

      And it may be rare to see that situation in some places, but my local highway is often like that. I prefer to drive 5-10 over and no more, but if literally everyone else is driving 15-20 over then you really ought to not drive at the limit. If you do youll have people swerving around you at 20 over the limit.

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• Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Repeat speeders should need to have speed limiters installed on their vehicles.

  Someone I know speeds all the fucking time and constantly gets tickets but fights every single one because he knows the cops probably won’t show up and he keeps his license. He just says he needs his licence to work and the judge takes pity and gives the fine but not the points which would take the license away. Wasted court time and he is never going to not speed… Even if his license were taken away I bet he would just drive without one.

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  • baggachipz@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Shouldn’t the current laws simply be enforced, rather than passing new laws?

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    • Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      When the only other option is to take someone’s license away and they can’t work anymore it makes it difficult. Another option that forces people to obey the law would help everyone.

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    • agent_nycto@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      That’s the thing, this is the laws being enforced.

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• Carmakazi@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Feels like sooner or later they’re just going to govern every car to the posted speed limit of the road it’s driving on. The tech definitely exists, and there isn’t really a nonemotional reason not to.

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  • rbesfe@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Um, driving someone to the hospital? That’s a pretty non-emotional reason to speed

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    • yesman@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Speeding doesn’t shorten travel time unless the distances are significant (hundreds of Kilometers). So speeding to a hospital is more likely to lead to a crash than save time; it’s irrational and emotional.

      Haven’t you ever noticed that car you blew past pull up next to you at the red-light?

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    • roofuskit@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Like most humans you are bad at calculating risk. Speeding on a trip to a hospital will likely only save you seconds. An ambulance that can avoid traffic and skip red lights is going to save significantly more time.

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    • Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      That’s what ambulances are for.

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• gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Lol wow. Virginia was already the most obnoxious state in the country with their traffic cops, but they just had to find a way to make it even worse 🫠

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• agent_nycto@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  If only they had all the cars on the same road, lined up, and they all went the same speed, and only the person in front does the driving and that person is really safe, and maybe instead of a road we could use rails and damn it we invented trains again

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• SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Ever since GPS has been standard in all cars they have had remote engine kill switches that the police can use.

  Really we shouldn’t have to own cars to participate in society.

  I’m surprised any Republicans would vote to limit our freedom machines.

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  • baggachipz@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Are you really surprised, though

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