Is Every Speed Limit Too Low?

Re:Is Every Speed Limit Too Low? by douche on Tuesday April 25, 2017 @03:43PM (#14197275)

Yup, the good old federal highway funding, the stick that keeps the states in line. Also why we have the absurd and harmful drinking age of 21.

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Re:Is Every Speed Limit Too Low? by edpazu on Tuesday April 25, 2017 @03:55PM (#14197372)

Agreed - 21 is absurd. I'd be curious to see the effects of lowering the drinking age (in the US) to 18 for those who graduate from high school (or equivalent). I honestly doubt we'd see a more-than-negligible increase in underage drinking.

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Re:Is Every Speed Limit Too Low? by adrianratnapala on Wednesday April 26, 2017 @03:09AM (#14201062)

I am guessing 21 was selected as a kind of social quid-pro-quo to get a consensus around repealing prohibition, and after that it stuck.

Do any/many states have lower ages?

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Re:Is Every Speed Limit Too Low? by 24gttghh on Tuesday April 25, 2017 @03:49PM (#14197318)

Too low or too high?

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Re:Is Every Speed Limit Too Low? by graphitezepp on Tuesday April 25, 2017 @03:56PM (#14197381)

Far too high. If I recall correctly there is heaps of evidence that lowering the age decreases alcohol abuse in populations long term.

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Re:Is Every Speed Limit Too Low? by gozur88 on Tuesday April 25, 2017 @03:54PM (#14197367)

16 would be reasonable. Lower in the company of parents.

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