Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · edit-210か月前If 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-up158arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up151arrow-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-210か月前message-square41fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaredan@upvote.aulinkfedilinkarrow-up2·10か月前I 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-up3·10か月前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.
minus-squaremakingStuffForFun@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·10か月前Unreasonable is any rate of acceleration that other cars can’t safely navigate around and amongst.
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.