monochromemalcolm

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Emma Watson banned from driving for speeding⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  Where I am in the UK, our driving lessons involve keeping an eye on the speedometer, so that we’re not constantly going over. Many modern cars also have digital map functionality built in (or you could get a separate device like a TomTom), which will often inform you of the speed limit between areas.

  8mph difference is only possible to accidentally go over until you are taught to be hypervigilant about your exact speed and start having your eyes on the speedometer as much as the road, and then you start realising rather quickly when you start going over by even 2mph and correct it.

  Lots of cars ignore it at their own peril, choosing instead to be hypervigilant for the speed cameras. My own father (a stresshead in the car) regularly speeds around, hoping not to get tickets. My point is, though, that it’s not difficult to be taught to control speed if people choose to want to.