Speed Limits

The trouble with speed limits is that they only have an upper limit.  We need lower limits as well.  Many signs list the maximum speed, which admittedly seems like a suggestion, but we need to come to an understanding about the implied minimum speed limit.  Conditions being what they may, this would often be unenforceable, but the greatest unpunished freeway offense is driving too slow.  There is a rule about impeding traffic, which supposedly is punishable, but tell me how many people you know who have been ticketed for driving too slow.  This total and complete disregard for the flow of traffic will raise blood pressure as well as middle fingers, and trigger road rage more than waiting too long at a traffic light.  Living in one of the greatest freeway clusterf*@ks in the country, I might be more sensitive to this than most.  But this also begs an explanation of fast and slow lanes.  If we are to believe that the words are license to drive fast in the fast lane, then it is reasonable to believe that the slow lanes are for driving slow.  But the fact of the matter is that if you drive fast in the fast lane (any lane for that matter), you'll get a ticket.  The naming system has lost credibility, and is no longer to be considered reliable.  Granted, the very idea of having one speed for up to four lanes is laughable.  The spirit of the fast/slow lane system is commendable, but for the sake of efficiency and safety, something must be done about the super slab slow pokes.  They say it never rains in Southern California, which is almost true, so other than sheer volume of automobiles, there are few excuses to drive so slowly.  My closing words are the reminder that if you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem.  Get some lead in your foot.