Quote:
Originally Posted by Bear Islander
When it comes to Constitutional Rights, there is no difference between a speed limit on the water, and speed limits on the roads.
Does a speed limit on route 93 violate your Constitutional Rights?
|
No, I don't feel road limits violate my rights. Over the years, excessive speed has been statistically linked to automotive deaths, so as a society, we have decided to evoke speed limits. The right to life trumps the right to happiness. Roads are engineered for safe speeds, and the limit is set with the engineering in mind, not fear and anger. My grandmother hated how people went 65 on the highway, so she took the backroads. Perhaps those that fear sharing the water with fast boats should stay within 150' from shore rather than extinguish other's rights.