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Old 03-02-2017, 03:11 PM   #93 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by jamesqf View Post
How on Earth would a speeding ticket get people to drive economically? Driving my Insight at twice the limit (assuming it actually could go that fast :-() is still more economical than driving say an F350 4x4 at 10 mph under. Heck, it probably uses less fuel than the cop car does idling while writing the ticket.
Economically, relatively, with what they have.
Most cars are more efficient at 130 km/h (80 mph, our max speed limit) than at 180 km/h, that's how.
Even so, we do see the occasional idiot blast by, but we know they sooner or later lose like a months wage in one go.
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