Do you believe you should be forced to drive bang-on the posted speed limit everywhere?

Or should it be morally and ethically acceptable to drive a reasonable amount under the posted speed limit for a section of road if you choose to?

At the same time, self-entitled idiots think they can drive above speed limits and that road rules do not apply to them.

Not referring specifically to sovcit idiots but they're a far more dangerous group.

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dancingtongue · 80-89, M

I don't know about elsewhere, but in California the speed limit laws are constructed so reasonable driving conditions take precedence over posted speed limits. So posted speed limits do not take precedence over driving conditions.

In practical terms, most traffic enforcement usually allows 5 miles over the max posted before stopping anyone (IF they stop anyone from speeding, which is getting less and less frequent), but it can be lower if conditions are bad. And vice versa, if you are substantially below the rest of traffic, you are subject to being stopped even if you are within the speed limit.

The primary issue(s) here are you can be doing 5 miles above the max and you will have an entitled Tesla, Lexus, etc., driver running up your trunk and there is little traffic enforcement because police departments are understaffed and traffic has lowest priority.