I wholly agree with Kenzie's perspective. I certainly don't wish thumb my nose in the faces of all those that have lost loved ones to legitimate cases of street racing, but as it's been said before, they have always had laws on the books to deal with these sorts of drivers. I've been spouting this type of opinion for years, but since that accident last year where the trucker lost his life on the 400 near bradford, there have been a lot fewer people that openly are willing to challenge the law.
I would also draw your attention to what happened in Montana. I believe it was the late 80's, early 90's where they finally instituted speed limits on their highways, and promptly saw an increase in accidents. The increase in stats was attributed to people not taking the same care and focus while driving that they had in the past because they 'knew' that they wouldn't have another car barrelling up behind them at 100mph. Lane discipline went all to shit, and accidents became more frequent... but boy, did the state ever make a metric ton of cash off of enforcement!
I'll have to see if i can find the link to the document. I'll post it up for your reading enjoyment.
Matt
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