mzal@pegasus.UUCP (Mike Zaleski) (05/10/85)
Some random thoughts on the speed limit and its enforcers: Re Maryland rolling roadblocks: Many years ago, when the dumb 55 MPH limit was first imposed, Kentucky used a similar ploy. In fact, my local newspaper published (and I may still have a copy of) an aerial photo of the rolling roadblock. Basically, it appeared to work, but I noticed that the cars (all presumably going 55) were bunched up with about 1 car length between them. This would of course make for a great chain collision. Re Space: Probably as soon as space travel is feasable, someone will want to impose a speed limit up there too. Re Left land law enforcers: A few people have written to net.auto proclaiming their right to drive 55 in the left lane and law violators be damned. I wonder how many of these people would also step in to help someone being robbed at knifepoint or gunpoint. If you woundn't mess with a potential psycho with a weapon, why would you mess with a potential psycho with a 3000 pound plus weapon? -- "The Model Citizen" Mike^Z Zaleski@Rutgers [allegra!, ihnp4!] pegasus!mzal