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View Poll Results: What's more dangerous 10km over or 10km under?
10kms over is more dangerous 62 29.25%
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Old 23-12-2008, 11:06 PM   #1
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Default What's more dangerous 10km over or 10km under?

I've been noticing lately that a lot of people seem to sit about 10kms under the speed limit. I guess it could be a result of the advertising telling us that speed kills.

But is it really safer?

It tends to bank traffic up, particularly in areas where overtaking is scarce.
More drivers become impatient, making them do erratic things.

So I thought I would throw it out to the wider (and more knowledgeable) community.

So, what do you believe is more dangerous and why?


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Old 23-12-2008, 11:12 PM   #2
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well it can't be more dangerous. the speed limit is there for a reason, but on one hand driving 10 kays under will have alot more people risking overtaking moves which is alot of risk in some cases, especially if the car your overtaking starts speeding up to the speed limit. plus going that extra bit slower on a really long trip could mean your on the road for an extra hour than your supposed to be causing driver fatigue.
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Old 23-12-2008, 11:13 PM   #3
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Neither. It's the obsessing over the speedo that's the problem. (IMHO, of course.)

Whether you're consistently -10 or +10 doesn't matter - it's the fact that more and more drivers seems to be paying more attention to their speedo than what's going on around them (either that, or driving instructors have really, really dropped the ball).

To appease the speed kills crowd, and deflect some of the flames... of course, if you're doing 10 km/h less than the speed limit whilst obsessing over your speedo, when you hit something, it'll be softer than if you were doing +10. Exponential braking distance and all that...
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I didn't vote as neither are correct.

The safest speed for human's is walking pace.

We are not designed for any G-Force beyond that.

Sorry for being off-topic but that's the fact.

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I didn't vote as neither are correct.

The safest speed for human's is walking pace.
what about when you run. is that speeding.
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Old 23-12-2008, 11:30 PM   #6
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I didn't vote as neither are correct.

The safest speed for human's is walking pace.

We are not designed for any G-Force beyond that.

Sorry for being off-topic but that's the fact.

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I did think about putting up a 'both' or neither' option but I decided against it because both, in some way could be dangerous.

I'm really after one or the other, if it's neither for whatever reason, such as yours, it won't come up in the poll. :
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I didn't vote as neither are correct.

The safest speed for human's is walking pace.

We are not designed for any G-Force beyond that.

Sorry for being off-topic but that's the fact.

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Well walking pace might be the safest speed but not always the safest speed for those that are walking whilst others are driving... far too many walking seem to get run over and not always by a speeding driver.

I couldn't vote as personally I think if you are 10klms under the posted speed limit then you are quite possibly causing traffic bank up (I know 10ks doesn't seem a lot, but it can equate to quite a bit further and further back down the line of traffic) and it can also cause others to be stupid drivers, but then again, they were most likely stupid just waiting to happen.

Now, 10klms over is not safe as we are always being told that even 1klm over is deadly. Personally I think depending on where the 10klms over is occurring determines just how deadly it would be.
Like in a school zone of 40, doing 50 could be the difference of spotting that kid about to run across the road because his parents haven't taught him that big metal things hitting you will actually hurt, or worse - kill you.
Whereas, on a highway that is good quality road (yeah I know, far and few between) it might not be such a big impact.

Well, that would be until the Police caught you anyway, then the 10klms over will hurt somewhat... ouchy for the pocket most definitely

So the answer to this (which you need to add one more choice to the poll) is simply.. sit on posted speed limit, can't be too much of an annoyance to anyone then hopefully and won't have fines or loss of points
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I guess it could be a result of the advertising telling us that speed kills.

That could be a reason for it, but I work with my father and we travel to work together. In the mornings there is no doubt he's flying down the roads and at times it's a bit scary, but afternoons I think he's slower just because he's switched off.

So to answer your question, I reckon 10km/h over is probably more dangerous, but not being entirely alert behind the wheel can't be good either.
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Hmm, 10km/h over in low speed areas would be a bit dangerous, but 10km/h under on a highway might be too.
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I didn't vote as neither are correct.

The safest speed for human's is walking pace.

We are not designed for any G-Force beyond that.

Sorry for being off-topic but that's the fact.

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But if you walk at human walking pace straight into a wall you can still do damage so that's not techinically safe either :

It's not whether it's 10km/h under or over, it's the relative differences in speed between cars that causes the problem.

Apart from that I agree with balthazarr, too much speedo watching nowadays. I have even found myself doing it on occasion. It's when you realize you have had your eyes off the road for an extended period of time that how much your not paying attention to more important things really hits you.
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i didn't vote either because as long as there's little rice burners who can't see over their dash there's always going to be accidents. even if the speed limit is 10. sorry, but the roundabout down the road from my street is proof it doesn't matter what the speed limit is, people always pull out in front of you.(in fact there is a car that is still parked there from 2 weeks ago after it hit a bus) and thats the biggest problem on our roads. people don't have patience. and after seeing that guy abuse the truck driver on the other thread is proof of that. anyway its getting late and right off the subject now i think.
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But if you walk at human walking pace straight into a wall you can still do damage so that's not techinically safe either :

Especially if your drunk, maybe we'll have to start breath-testing people before they get out of bed in the morning.
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Old 23-12-2008, 11:54 PM   #13
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Well walking pace might be the safest speed but not always the safest speed for those that are walking whilst others are driving... far too many walking seem to get run over and not always by a speeding driver.

I couldn't vote as personally I think if you are 10klms under the posted speed limit then you are quite possibly causing traffic bank up (I know 10ks doesn't seem a lot, but it can equate to quite a bit further and further back down the line of traffic) and it can also cause others to be stupid drivers, but then again, they were most likely stupid just waiting to happen.

Now, 10klms over is not safe as we are always being told that even 1klm over is deadly. Personally I think depending on where the 10klms over is occurring determines just how deadly it would be.
Like in a school zone of 40, doing 50 could be the difference of spotting that kid about to run across the road because his parents haven't taught him that big metal things hitting you will actually hurt, or worse - kill you.
Whereas, on a highway that is good quality road (yeah I know, far and few between) it might not be such a big impact.

Well, that would be until the Police caught you anyway, then the 10klms over will hurt somewhat... ouchy for the pocket most definitely

So the answer to this (which you need to add one more choice to the poll) is simply.. sit on posted speed limit, can't be too much of an annoyance to anyone then hopefully and won't have fines or loss of points

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No Mr Charlie, it isn't fence sitting. You have completely missed the points I was making (which is understandable : ).
I was pointing out the difference (it is called LOGIC) and then added my conclusion
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I voted for under the speed limit for the reasons stated above that it causes people to attempt dangerous overtaking manouvres due to causing traffic to bank back. I know that is the reason there are numerous accidents on the Bruce Highway north of Cooroy. People going under the speed limit banking up traffic then people try overtaking when it isn't safe and bang! head on collision usually fatal.

Everyone has a different view on this topic, however I wrote what I did above due to witnessing several major near misses due to this behaviour on this road.
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I didn't vote as neither are correct.

The safest speed for human's is walking pace.

We are not designed for any G-Force beyond that.

Sorry for being off-topic but that's the fact.

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what about contact sports? what about that japanese dude who walked into a tree and died a few years back?

its not a case of which speed is safer...its more the person behind the wheel and the car he is driving

eg your the top gear crew in an audi, or some schmuck in a clapped out 80's sigma thinking his 15' wheels are "da Bomb"
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What gets me is roads that used to 100k people did 90,
then they were reduced to 90k zones and people did 80,
then they have been further reduced to 80k and everyone seems to do 70!
Over this period of time the same roads have been improved and cars have been made "safer".
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what about the guy who walked into a bar.
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Old 24-12-2008, 12:50 AM   #21
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10kmph under.

Because that then forces me to overtake these idiots and puts me in dangerous situations.

And it's too frequent for my liking. More than half the "drivers" on these roads sit 10-20 under the limit.
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what about the guy who walked into a bar.
Well, its bloody Summer.... he was probably wanting to quench a thirst.... why?? Caus a hard earned thirst needs a big cold beer, and the best cold beer is V....

Meh... Anyway. I voted 10klicks over is more dangerous, caus it is against the law.

But seriously there are so many variables. What if the guy was doing 10kays more caus he was being chased by a bikie gang?? For if would def be more dangerous for said doomed bloke if he was going 10km under...
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actually i was talking about a pole (bar), just emphising some extreme walking to a previous comment.
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I didn't vote as neither are correct.

The safest speed for human's is walking pace.

We are not designed for any G-Force beyond that.

Sorry for being off-topic but that's the fact.

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I think its more that we aren't designed to respond to situations at any speeds more than running pace, and that cars don't respond as quickly as we'd like (although Brembo brake package helps )

Perhaps make it the law to constantly Ghost Ride the Whip...
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How can you possibly answer that question? it will totally depend on the conditions, environment and circumstances presented.



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I guess it depends on the road conditions. Some people I believe drive dangerously slow on the Monash.
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I agree with the last couple of posts that conditions play a huge part in it, and that even if 10klms over is safer it is illegal, but I think that due to advertising etc.. sitting on the speed limit is like smoking, it is becoming more and more socially unexeptable.
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10km/h over. In the case of an accident, one could assume that the impact would be less if you were 10km/h under considering that it's a difference of 20km/h between the two extremes.
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I've been noticing lately that a lot of people seem to sit about 10kms under the speed limit. I guess it could be a result of the advertising telling us that speed kills.

But is it really safer?

It tends to bank traffic up, particularly in areas where overtaking is scarce.
More drivers become impatient, making them do erratic things.
Erratic things like a dangerous overtake = 10ks or more over = possible accident.

If everyone in the line of cars is doing 10ks under don't be impatient. I've said it before and I'll say it again. The speed limit is a LIMIT not the mandatory speed you have to do.

But having said that the reason we have cars is to get from A to B quicker than walking. I mean its the reason we invented transport cause we are too slow for our liking on our feet so we used horses and now we use horse power. Cause we jump in a car to go from A to B quicker than walking we almost always go at the maximum speed we are allowed to do.

Time to invent teleporters. Imagine the time saved then!
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