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Originally Posted by me283
Actually it's a good way to exemplify the point I'm making. You seem to be suggesting that speeding causes death, and anything over the speed limit is speeding, so presumably 31mph is danger. But it's not. Driving at ANY speed does not kill anyone. Having an accident at NEARLY any speed COULD cause death.
So, at what point does your logic start to become reasonable?
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It is quite obviously not a good way of exemplifying the point you are trying to make. This really isn't hard to grapple with. If you are travelling at greater speed you have less time to respond and will cause greater damage if you collide with something or some one. That is undeniably logical. Your argument that you can kill anyone at nearly any speed is frankly stupid. Presumably you also think water is a dangerous toxin because if you drink enough of it, it will kill you.
To address the response time/collision impact scenarios highway planners devise maximum limits at which you may legally travel, based on the local conditions. This is a logical response. Speed limits cannot be arbitrary or they will not be enforceable in law so they are set at, 30, 40, 50 etc according to the risk. Break those limits and you will be prosecuted and, unless the evidence is deficient, you can have nothing to complain about.