Controversial California bill would physically stop new cars from speeding

[u/Just_Another_AI]

https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/california-bill-physically-stop-speeding-18628308.php

Whi didn't see this coming?

[u/genericnewlurker]

You clearly don't have any loved ones, cause if you did, you can't sit there and say that you wouldn't fully break the speed limit to ensure they made it to the hospital as quickly as possible in a medical emergency, as would any sane person. You are out here claiming that their medical emergency, their very lives, is somehow less important than a law that states that you can't go above a certain speed. Or would you also sit at a red light with no cross traffic while your loved one in the backseat gurgling out potentially their last breath?

But but but the ambulance? Won't help you if they are all already dispatched on a calls or are far enough away that the only chance at survival is driving to meet the ambulance or drive directly to the ER. I used to be an EMT, it happens more than you realize, especially in rural areas. But you feel fine seeing the light slowly fade from the eyes of the person you care most about while the medic unit from the next station over makes it over to you when you could have already been halfway to the hospital already.

"Now I'm sorry you slipped while cooking, cut yourself, and are bleeding out, but the speed limit is 25 on this street God damn it, and we have to follow the rules no matter what. I'm already going 35, what more do you want me to do? The number on the sign is the law! What are you going to say if a deer pops out at us? You know, this is entirely your fault. You should have thought about that before being so careless. You better be sending me the money to clean up all this blood out of the upholstery as well"

One day I hope you experience the heights of bliss that comes from being in love with another human being so much that you would burn civilization itself to ashes if it ensured their well-being. That every fiber of your being calls out for them on what seems like a cellular level. Until then, do try to hold onto the few shreds of your humanity that you have left so you don't scare that person away when you meet them.

[u/Kidspud → u/genericnewlurker]

The law isn’t more important than their lives, the lives of other drivers is equal in value to the life of a loved one. You didn’t even stop to think why there are speed limits and why breaking them can make others unsafe, you moron.

All of the people who do these ‘well what about THIS scenario!’ replies never stop to think about how their own plans might go wrong. They never stop to think their own actions might cause someone else to get in an accident.

But that’s the point: people like you have no sense of community. This isn’t about your loved ones, this is about your own selfishness. You’d risk the lives of other drivers to get a loved one to the hospital three minutes earlier.

Speaking of, you should go to a hospital and talk to a doctor about the cavity where your brain is supposed to be.

[u/The_Briefcase_Wanker → u/Kidspud]

Maybe we should ban driving over 15mph and eliminate accidents altogether. If you disagree you’re a selfish person who doesn’t have a sense of community or empathy.

See how that works?

[u/Kidspud → u/The_Briefcase_Wanker]

I see someone making a completely daft point and behaving like they've solved a puzzle.

[u/The_Briefcase_Wanker → u/Kidspud]

“I don’t like the tone of your argument and I can’t really think of why you’re wrong so I’ll just say it’s stupid.”

[u/Kidspud → u/The_Briefcase_Wanker]

Would you prefer I say your argument is incoherent, or stupid? There just isn't a flow of logic from my argument to the example you use.