I wish I'd come up with that sentence.

I agree. I suppose any further discussion I might want to encourage would be on what makes someone a responsible citizen. The general topic of when speeding becomes criminal, or when driving quickly is even speeding, are two topics that interest me greatly.

I suppose those two topics are really just two variations of the same basic idea - "At Which Point Does Driving Quickly Become Dangerous (and therefore illegal)".

To try to tie in this with what I mentioned before, it seems that the commonly held ideas of what it is to be safe and responsible vary greatly within society or within our community. While I might not have a personal issue with someone going 170kmph on the highway when it's empty (certainly I don't lest I end up in jail for the rest of the year), the line gets blurry - the person might be irresponsible in the legal sense, but may not actually be putting anyone in danger. What might we say about that person? There is always the legal responsibility we have to conform to the laws of our society. If we break them, we go to jail. I'm not arguing that whatsoever. Sometimes I disagree with people about what they think is safe vs. what I think is safe. I try to base my beliefs on rational facts, and certain facts seem to escape people, and certainly I am not aware of every fact regarding driving. I'm kind of starting to rant here. :rant:

Ok, let's try it from this angle. It is commonly assumed that to drive fast is to be unsafe. Certainly it is illegal, and I'm not really trying to take the conversation there. I just don't think that driving quickly is as unsafe as many people think, given a capable vehicle and much driving experience. Police, for example, drive 3800lb cars, WELL over the speed limit, as often as they need to. We think of them as heroes for doing so. Certainly without police our society wouldn't function. But as far as driving is concerned, when we look at police officers merely as trained, intelligent individuals who have a great deal of experience, training and who drive reasonably decent cars, why then, are non police, young men and women with training and good judgement, capable cars and common sense penalized and scrutinized for speeding when appropriate?

Could it work in society for there to be a voluntary training program and car testing process so that trained enthusiasts could be allowed to exercise their judgement and still be responsible and safe while driving faster?

Sorry for the rant. :P

But, I digress. I agree. Have fun, be safe.

You all might enjoy this read: http://www.sense.bc.ca/research.htm