driving

[jwolf7722]

went to the grocery this mourning. almost got hit by 2 elderly people driving. should there be a time when you can tell someone they should not be on the road. i just get tired of going somewhere and in a 55 a older lady is going 30. there should be a point where they should say look you need to not drive anymore. i know when i get older and if i cant drive properly i would gladly not. i jsut get frustrated trying to drive on sunday mournings and have to try to avoid getting hit.

[Tombstone]

Funny you bring this up. A State Legislator in the state of Louisiana got entirely fed up with slow drivers in his state's superhighways. His legislation got killed though. :-(

Split speed proposal dies in Louisiana

An effort in the Louisiana Legislature to eliminate uniform speeds on all highways in the state has died in committee.

The bill remained in the House Transportation, Highways and Public Works Committee at the close of the session June 21, effectively killing it for the year.

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A separate bill that would have required all drivers in the state to travel at a minimum speed on interstate highways has also died.

The bill – HB273 – remained in the Senate Transportation, Highways and Public Safety Committee when the session ended. It passed the House 90-10 in April.

Sponsored by Rep. Pete Schneider, R-Slidell, the proposal sought to set a minimum speed of 55 mph in locations where the speed limit is 70 mph. In areas where the maximum speed is 60 mph, the minimum speed would have been set at 45 mph. Any place along an interstate highway where the maximum posted limit is less than 60 mph, the minimum speed would have been 15 mph less than the maximum posted speed.

Schneider told The Advocate he introduced the bill after numerous occasions when he encountered other drivers on Interstate 12 going 30 mph. Schneider said those drivers pose a threat to traffic by causing other vehicles to swerve around them.

Had the proposal been approved, slowpokes would have received a fine up to $175 and/or 30 days in jail. Repeat offenders could have faced a fine up to $500 and/or 90 days in jail.

Originally Posted by jwolf7722

went to the grocery this mourning. almost got hit by 2 elderly people driving. should there be a time when you can tell someone they should not be on the road. i just get tired of going somewhere and in a 55 a older lady is going 30. there should be a point where they should say look you need to not drive anymore. i know when i get older and if i cant drive properly i would gladly not. i jsut get frustrated trying to drive on sunday mournings and have to try to avoid getting hit.

[jwolf7722]

thats very interesting!!!!!

[Warsai]

Originally Posted by Tombstone

Funny you bring this up. A State Legislator in the state of Louisiana got entirely fed up with slow drivers in his state's superhighways. His legislation got killed though. :-(

Split speed proposal dies in Louisiana

An effort in the Louisiana Legislature to eliminate uniform speeds on all highways in the state has died in committee.

The bill remained in the House Transportation, Highways and Public Works Committee at the close of the session June 21, effectively killing it for the year.

....

A separate bill that would have required all drivers in the state to travel at a minimum speed on interstate highways has also died.

The bill – HB273 – remained in the Senate Transportation, Highways and Public Safety Committee when the session ended. It passed the House 90-10 in April.

Sponsored by Rep. Pete Schneider, R-Slidell, the proposal sought to set a minimum speed of 55 mph in locations where the speed limit is 70 mph. In areas where the maximum speed is 60 mph, the minimum speed would have been set at 45 mph. Any place along an interstate highway where the maximum posted limit is less than 60 mph, the minimum speed would have been 15 mph less than the maximum posted speed.

Schneider told The Advocate he introduced the bill after numerous occasions when he encountered other drivers on Interstate 12 going 30 mph. Schneider said those drivers pose a threat to traffic by causing other vehicles to swerve around them.

Had the proposal been approved, slowpokes would have received a fine up to $175 and/or 30 days in jail. Repeat offenders could have faced a fine up to $500 and/or 90 days in jail.

The chances of the government putting an age limit on driving is probably less then the chance of them putting a you're-driving-too-slow speed limit. But then again, Tombstone has shown us that the chances of either of these laws being put into action is slim.

[jwolf7722]

maybe they should make people take there driving test every 20 years. or after a certain age you should have to go get tested again. just some thoughts

[Warsai]

Originally Posted by jwolf7722

maybe they should make people take there driving test every 20 years. or after a certain age you should have to go get tested again. just some thoughts

Interesting idea.

[jwolf7722]

i think it would work. i am just tired of seeing so many wrecks these days. people need to be more carful when they are driving and test should be alot harder to get your license. (just my opinions)

[Warsai]

I agree, doing things like making the tests harder and retaking the tests after every couple of years would take definitely decrease many of the accidents that happen on the road.

[jwolf7722]

maybe event show people how to multitask. like using a cellphone while driving, or being able to drink a cup of coffee and drive. its all about being able to multitask. its just something to think about but i think it would actually help. probably never happen in my life time but i wish it would.

[Warsai]

Originally Posted by jwolf7722

maybe event show people how to multitask. like using a cellphone while driving, or being able to drink a cup of coffee and drive. its all about being able to multitask. its just something to think about but i think it would actually help. probably never happen in my life time but i wish it would.

They could teach it in Driver's Ed and then have it be on the tests. You have some good ideas here.