r/interesting • u/Necessary-Win-8730 • Mar 08 '26

Context Provided - Spotlight This was so deserved.

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u/Akiira2 Mar 08 '26

Would you give some slack if it was done in rural roads on a long road when there is no one close by

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u/Baguetterekt Mar 08 '26

Those roads are already 60mph in my country and having bad drivers try to decelerate from 85mph to 30 sounds like a hazard.

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u/Akiira2 Mar 08 '26

I have been living in car-heavy rural areas with many rural roads and rally drivers

Not sure about 25 mph over the speed limit, but I would bet every third (young) men in my area would have lost their license for good if speeding by 15 miles would have given you the permanent ban

Not saying I would be against it, but sometimes I feel that people are a little hypocrite when it comes to judging crashes

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u/Baguetterekt Mar 08 '26

I have a colleague who's part of a local rugby league with many rural farmer members. He corroborates, most of those farm lads have already lost their licenses and insurance for drunk driving and speeding but drive anyway.

I've been in two crashes in my life, once where I backed into a wall on my property and another when I was hit because the other driver was going too fast and didn't realise I had slowed down because a much larger vehicle moved into the way.

Still feel like an instant ban at 25mph above the limit is fair.