Oh boy. I have a lot of respect for law enforcement but I think the kid that wrote me up at 10:00 at night on my 50th birthday could have at least wished me a happy birthday. 200 mile trip after working at my uncle’s auction all day and 40 in a 30 without a soul around.
The other thing I fail to understand when law enforcement talks about unsafe driving, is that in 1965 I drove the same highway posted at 65 day and 55 night. 65 was safe. Now the same road is 55 and 60 is unsafe. Then when you cross from Minnesota into South Dakota, the same two lane highway is 65 and that is deemed safe. So I just don’t buy the fact that 65 is an unsafe speed on most major highways even though it is posted at 55 day and night. Back when the freeways went from 70 to 55 and now back to 70 again seemed to make no sense out in the middle of no where to go 55 on a road designed for 70 in 60’s era cars.
In law class, we were taught that when a law becomes ignored or broken by a large number of people, it really can no longer be considered a law. I’ll play the game and woe to me if I ever drive carelessly, but with a million miles under my belt, a good car, good weather, and so on, don’t pretend that 60 is unsafe, and excuse me if I fail to confront my demons.