Enforce the speed limits, or raise them
Moments after being released from the hospital where he spent 18 days recuperating from a car crash, Gov. Corzine apologized to New Jersey residents for "setting a bad example" by not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the accident. "I hope the state will forgive me. I will work very hard to set the right kind of example."
Then, his new State Police driver proceeded to whisk him off to Drumthwacket, the governor's mansion, where Corzine's recuperation will continue. According to the N.Y. Times, Corzine's new vehicle, a GMC Savana van modified to accommodate a wheelchair, at some points sustained speeds of up to 70 mph on Route 295, including stretches where the posted limit was 55 mph. Apparently, Corzine's apology referred only to not wearing the seatbelt - not for ignoring speed limits. At the time of Corzine's accident, his vehicle was traveling at 91 mph.
Is this much ado about nothing? I don't think so. What's the point of having speed limits if they are ignored by the public, law enforcement agencies - and the governor?
Speed kills. If it can be demonstrated that drivers can go faster than the posted limits, raise them. If not, they should be enforced uniformly.
Then, his new State Police driver proceeded to whisk him off to Drumthwacket, the governor's mansion, where Corzine's recuperation will continue. According to the N.Y. Times, Corzine's new vehicle, a GMC Savana van modified to accommodate a wheelchair, at some points sustained speeds of up to 70 mph on Route 295, including stretches where the posted limit was 55 mph. Apparently, Corzine's apology referred only to not wearing the seatbelt - not for ignoring speed limits. At the time of Corzine's accident, his vehicle was traveling at 91 mph.
Is this much ado about nothing? I don't think so. What's the point of having speed limits if they are ignored by the public, law enforcement agencies - and the governor?
Speed kills. If it can be demonstrated that drivers can go faster than the posted limits, raise them. If not, they should be enforced uniformly.
posted by Randy Bergmann at 1:50 PM
1 Comments:
If you're driving on a closed course, maybe 91 MPH is a controllable speed but, newsflash, there are other drivers on the public roads and drivers need to be travelling at a speed that allows them to react to erratic driving by other roadways.
I was appalled to learn thah he was apologizing for not wearing a seatbelt. Driving 91 mph with sirens on because you are late for a press conference sets a much worse example.
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