Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · edit-22 days agoIf you're sitting at a light and a cop is behind you and you burn rubber when you take off, but you don't break any other laws is that breaking a law?message-squaremessage-square41fedilinkarrow-up159arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up152arrow-down1message-squareIf you're sitting at a light and a cop is behind you and you burn rubber when you take off, but you don't break any other laws is that breaking a law?Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · edit-22 days agomessage-square41fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaremakingStuffForFun@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down2·2 days agoIt should be, if not. Pedestrians need to cross roads. Other cars need to enter roads, change lanes, etc. Cars accelerating at unreasonable rates will cause an accident.
minus-squaredan@upvote.aulinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days agoI agree about pedestrians, but cars changing lanes should to be aware of their surroundings, including cars that are approaching them. Cars accelerating at unreasonable rates How do you define “unreasonable” though, especially with EVs that can accelerate quickly?
minus-squareMelatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 day agoUnreasonable gives cops and judges a lot of leeway. Words like that should be illegal. If you can’t pin it down, it can’t be a law.
minus-squaremakingStuffForFun@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 day agoUnreasonable is any rate of acceleration that other cars can’t safely navigate around and amongst.
It should be, if not. Pedestrians need to cross roads. Other cars need to enter roads, change lanes, etc. Cars accelerating at unreasonable rates will cause an accident.
I agree about pedestrians, but cars changing lanes should to be aware of their surroundings, including cars that are approaching them.
How do you define “unreasonable” though, especially with EVs that can accelerate quickly?
Unreasonable gives cops and judges a lot of leeway. Words like that should be illegal. If you can’t pin it down, it can’t be a law.
Unreasonable is any rate of acceleration that other cars can’t safely navigate around and amongst.