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[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 4 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

After reading the whole article, IMO Fultz should be charged for what he actually did, and the sergeant who told the trooper, "It's up to you," should be disciplined for not doing his job. Making unpopular decisions is one of the reasons supervisory people get paid more. That guy dodged his responsibility, laying the risks he should have taken himself onto the trooper - risk of punishment for ignoring the infraction, risk of ostracism by other officers for making the arrest. When a subordinate specifically consults you for advice, it's your job to give it. This guy plain and simple let his trooper down. If he isn't stepping up right now to take 100% of the heat, his superiors should be penalizing him for still not doing his job.

[–] Darkonion@lemmy.world 5 points 18 hours ago

But have you considered how much easier it would be to speed if 90% of the other drivers were in a train instead? There could be so many fewer potholes if oversized vehicles were restricted. The roads could be for local commercial vehicles and enthusiasts - all speed all the time.

[–] Fleur_@aussie.zone 16 points 1 day ago (4 children)

I really didn't think the Lemmy consensus would be "speeding is okay actually especially on a motorcycle"

[–] natecox@programming.dev 2 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

I'm not surprised, it's basically the same group that will argue that if you're travelling at the speed limit in the inside lane that you are literally eats-babies evil because they want to go 20 over and you're the asshole slowing them down.

[–] innermachine@lemmy.world 1 points 15 hours ago

Stay right except to pass!

[–] XeroxCool@lemmy.world 0 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Failing to move back right to stick to a number arbitrarily chosen for esoteric fuel economy regulations predictably incites speeders behind you to make the passing situation 5x worse. Check out India sometime if you want to see the absolute worst version of this. Lorries do 50kmh at best in the inside line. Scooters do 35kmh in the shoulder. The "outer" lane does anywhere from 50kmh to 120kmh between lorries and scooters.

[–] Fleur_@aussie.zone 2 points 11 hours ago

The number is chosen for safety reasons

[–] Jankatarch@lemmy.world 1 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (1 children)

Breaking law is kinda badass but also still fuck police and florida.

[–] Fleur_@aussie.zone 1 points 11 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Jankatarch@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

Ok I admit I was wrong there.

[–] TheOakTree@lemmy.zip 1 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

I just don't understand how people are conflating speed differentials at highway speed and speed differentials when driving past a parked car.

A faster vehicle takes longer to brake and imparts more energy in a collision. Even in scenarios where the relative speeds are always the same, an accident will be more deadly, and accidents will always happen because people make mistakes.

[–] Fleur_@aussie.zone 1 points 11 hours ago

All proponents of speeding do not have an intimate understanding of KE = 1/2mv^2

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