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0 pointsmturmon11y ago0 comments

What I notice is that you have not only isolated on one very circumscribed part of the article, but you have also chosen to blame the people getting tickets for infractions that have little to do with traffic safety.

You have therefore missed the point of the article.

I frequently observe this kind of "rational" skepticism in analytical people who are studiously avoiding something uncomfortable.

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freehunter11y ago

It's well known that speeding decreases your travel time linearly but increases your braking distance by far more than that. Generally if you double your speed, you quadruple your braking distance but only half your arrival time.

So no, it's not "rational" skepticism to avoid something uncomfortable, and yes, it has everything to do with traffic safety. Maybe you missed the part of the article where the person prone to speeding tickets got arrested following an accident? It didn't say she was speeding at the time, but speeding doesn't help avoid an accident at all.

mturmonOP11y ago

I observe that you'd rather discuss speeding than racism.

The tendency to divert uncomfortable conversations about race is one of the reasons our nation has arrived at this point. It has become a coping mechanism for us.

mikeash11y ago

Impressive! Not only did you place blame on the victims in general for this whole situation, but you've now managed to blame the victim for a specific incident which is clearly described as being another person's fault. That takes some real effort.

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