I Can't Drive 55....in Atlanta
This is an interesting experiment/video. These (self important) college students decided to go out on the interstate in Atlanta and *obey* the law. Check out the video for the results.
What do you think of the video, their actions, and the actions of other motorists?
I Can't Drive 55....in Atlanta
What do you think of the video, their actions, and the actions of other motorists?
I Can't Drive 55....in Atlanta
posted by Trash Talk at 2:40 PM
4 Comments:
I don't believe they're self-important....I think the result is hysterical, and if it gets enough coverage and is seen by the right people could cause something to happen.
Just last year, New York State upped the limit to 65....It's night and day...People still go a minimum of 70...But traffic seems a lot smoother.
Well, as a frequent driver of the perimeter, I would have been annoyed to have been on the road with them that day. The tricky part of the perimeter is remembering where the county lines are, some counties are more diligent about the speed than others.
As for the video, I'm surprised there wasn't more violence and/or pressure from the drivers behind them. Self-important maybe, but don't you have to be to actually take something like crazy Atlanta drivers on?
PS. kmsqrd = k-m squared
They may not be able to raise the limit on the perimeter. Yeah, I've thought about this video way too much.
While driving the Perimeter the other day, I remembered a conversation I had with a guy who actually laid out roadways and at the time he said that the Perimeter barely met the design requirements of a 55 mph roadway. The design requirements include such things as minimum sight distance, amount of shoulder available and minimum curve radii. So, it's quite possible that they can't increase the speed limit without opening the state/federal government up to legal liability and that’s extremely unlikely to happen.
"The design requirements include such things as minimum sight distance, amount of shoulder available and minimum curve radii."
Yeah - a lot of people think speed limits are random but they have to take into account the issues you mention.
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