• Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world
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    23 hours ago

    For the US: The Supreme Court has ruled that flashing your lights to alert other drivers of an upcoming speed trap is protected by your First Amendment rights.

    Flipping off a cop is also protected, but that’s less helpful to others.

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      23 hours ago

      Why would you help someone driving dangerously and putting others at risk?

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        21 minutes ago

        You’re a disgusting law enforcement shill. Cops have too much money as it is. If they’ve got time to sit on the side of the road and steal from us, then they must have cleaned up ALL the crime in the city, so their services are no longer required. Go be a school crossing guard.

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        3 hours ago

        Yeah such an American take lol

        In EU I would be glad that anyone going over speed limit is fined, even 1kmph, these rules are there so drivers don’t kill pedestrians. If someone is afraid to be fined for going 1kmph over limit, just slow down a bit

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          23 minutes ago

          Especially when you keep in mind that the speedometer reads higher than your true speed, so if your true speed is over you were clearly speeding intentionally.

          Drive at 30 in a 20, end up killing a child with your massive SUV - which is another problem in its self…

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        US drivers do it regardless to help other drivers avoid getting unfair/unjust tickets. We’ve been ticketed 275$ going 1mph over the speed limit (it was down hill bruh) when we were 19 in the middle of no where Texas.

        Also we no longer drive because we were never supposed to drive and we hate doing it anywho

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        15 hours ago

        I do get where you’re coming from, but there are a lot of roads where the speed limit is artificially low (or temporarily lowered for no legitimate reason) for the sole purpose of collecting income from speeding fines

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        19 hours ago

        Going 5 over the limit and feeding money to pigs via ticket revenues is not “dangerous driving”

        If someone’s doing 105 im not flashing them obviously

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          3 hours ago

          Going 35 vs going 30 on collision increases chances for pedestrians to die by up to two times btw

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          13 hours ago

          I guess it probably varies by location but 5 over the limit doesn’t usually result in anything either. It’s normally just people going significantly over that get fines.

          Also it’s a limit, not a target. Plenty of roads have a limit that is too high to actually drive at safely too.

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            8 hours ago

            Something tells me you’re one of those who parks it in the passing lane going at or below the speed limit.