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I don't know what people's reason is, but I can hazard some guesses. First one is basic disagreement with the laws themselves. For example: do you actually always obey speed limits everywhere? Would you appreciate law enforcement if you got a ticket every time you exceeded the legal limit?

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If they coupled strict speed limit enforcement with adjusting the legal limit to the speed at which people actually drive plus a tolerance buffer for speedometer variance, properly publicized the change with both road signs and advertising / media signs, and applied this change in a non-discriminatory way - then yes.

Certainly I wouldn’t support such strict enforcement with the current usual driver approach of aiming for a bit above the limit under good road and weather conditions, nor if applied disproportionately against less privileged people.

> If they coupled strict speed limit enforcement with adjusting the legal limit to the speed at which people actually drive plus a tolerance buffer for speedometer variance, properly publicized the change with both road signs and advertising / media signs, and applied this change in a non-discriminatory way - then yes.

Go en we're talking about the real world that already exists here and not some alternate reality, how often do you find these "if" conditions to be actually satisfied?

Or if you run a red light in the middle of the night when you have clear view of the all the intersecting roads and there's not a another car for miles, is that a crime worthy of punishment?

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