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Emma Watson banned from driving for speeding (www.bbc.com)
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[–] 9 points 1 year ago (11 children)

it's not like you can accidentally go around 30% over the limit

When that 30% is 8mph, yes you can

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago (7 children)

    Look at a speedometer. You see where 30 is? Now see where 40 is. Do you notice that the line for 40 is past the line for 30? If the needle is past the line for 30 you are diving too fast. There is no way you can do it unless you are not paying attention to your speed.

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  • [+] -10 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    I was once pulled over for doing 50 in a 30 and I was just coasting down a long hill. I've also been pulled over for doing 35 in a 25mph zone (a classic Texas small town speed trap where the posted speed went from 65 to 55 to 25 in a very short distance with a cop posted at the 25 sign. You had to be on the brakes to make it.) Some cars are quite quick, foot on the gas pedal a moment too long and you've blown through 8mph. Some people spend more time with their eyes outside the car than on the dash. Hell a lot of you drive around with highbeams on and there's an indicator light for that too.

    But also, "Watson already had nine points on her licence before the speeding incident occurred, the court heard."

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I was once pulled over for doing 50 in a 30 and I was just coasting down a long hill.

    I'm sorry your defence is that the gravity was doing the work not the engine and therefore the speed doesn't count? You realise that's not how it works

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    You paint a picture of a fucking atrocious driver who should not be on the road.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    So I'm not advocating for speeding, and I think getting a ticket for going 38 in a 30 is reasonable enough, she should be more careful. But "the probability of death given a collision" is an astronomically low contributor to the risk to pedestrians compared to "the probability of a collision." We all know getting hit by a car is extremely dangerous even at low speeds. The risk of hitting a pedestrian doesn't go up much between 38mph and 30mph under normal conditions, so the risk to pedestrians doesn't change much. It's probably within typical margins considering the difference between drivers who may be older, have slower reaction times, have slept less that day, etc.

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