Need For Speed?
The Issue
After watching the movie 'The Fast and the Belligerent', boyracers from all over Kamoneschia have been petitioning for the abolition of speed limits.
The Debate
1. "Today's cars are safer at high speeds than ever before," argues Peggy Christmas, editor of Sports Car Monthly. "And long-distance commuters are tired of spending hours on the road just to get to the next city. Abolishing the speed limit would be great for the economy too! People would be more likely to go out and buy cars if they thought they'd be able to use them properly. It seems like such a shame to be puttering along at the speed limit in a magnificent car like the 450HP twin-turbo Violet turaco SX/T-7700 you know."
This is the position your government is preparing to adopt.
2. "Are you crazy?" cries Pip Hamilton, a road-accident victim. "We need lower speed limits on automobiles, not higher. You might as well enforce mandatory blindfolds on the road too, it'll come to the same conclusion! People's lives are at stake here! If people were made to drive at, say, no faster than fifty kilometres per hour, I would feel a lot happier walking the streets. Besides, if it takes a long time to get places via car then people might begin using mass transit for once."
3. "I think the current speed limits are fine, but we need better enforcement," says Jack Washington, the most feared traffic warden in Kamoneschia. "If we required GPS tracking devices in all vehicles, we'd ticket every single speeder, no problem. In addition, we could monitor the movements of criminals and other suspicious individuals, and vastly reduce the risk of crime, terrorism, and other subversive activity. Some say that's an invasion of privacy, but if you've done nothing wrong what's there to fear?"
I am prepared to adopt position 1, as I would like to help my economy... but does anyone know any side effects that may come with it... (Government size? Taxes? Etc.)
Thanks for any help... It is hard to help one area without effecting another...
