Speed Limit

Speed Limit

Cause and Effect
Second Rewrite
Picture yourself in my shoes. I'm cruising down the Montana intrastate system. Being young and stupid I am going
at the unreasonably fast speed of just over 80mph.
I am on a road that I travel around five times a month. I know the road well, and I feel safe at 80 mph. I have no
fears, even if I do see a cop. I wouldn't get pulled over because there is no speed limit*.
I coolly glance in my rear view mirror to see a car quickly approaching me. Then before I know it, the car has
passed me like I'm not even moving. Naturally I look to see why they are in such a hurry, but I can't tell because
they are moving to fast. The last thing I see before they are out of view is the out-of-state license plate.
Once they are gone I shake my head and wonder if they know about that blind corner they are coming up upon so
quickly, the one that I always slow down for.
This experience has become all too common to Montanas since the repeal of the 65mph daytime speed limit.
The repeal of the Montana State speed limit has had deadly effects on out-of-staters that don't know the roads, don't
know what is safe, and don't understand reasonable and prudent.
Now of course I am generalizing, but it seems to me that any idiot with a gas pedal should not be allowed to drive
down the highway at 100+ mph. If anyone could possibly safely drive that fast, it would be the Montanan that has
driven that road three times in the past week.
But, it would ...

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