Pearls Before Swine Comic Strip, September 01, 2012 on GoComics.com

SherlockWatson said, 9 months ago

Does Rat’s car have a Confederate flag on the roof and “01” on the side?

tuna1 said, 9 months ago

Rat qualifies to be a Chicago cab driver…

Varnes said, 9 months ago

I just let those guys fly by….bear bait….I always hope to see them pulled over down the road always, but it never seems to happen…

Harryfan said, 9 months ago

@Varnes

That’s because they really are faster than a speeding ticket.

De_Faulto said, 9 months ago

Dang, I gotta try that…

Alexikakos said, 9 months ago

This happens on the other side of the Atlantic too.

http://www.sthelensstar.co.uk/news/4728381.Police_probe_into_Rainford_speed_contest__ongoing_/?ref=rss

Nabuquduriuzhur said, 9 months ago

Some years back I was driving I-5 and somebody had put up a series of those things. Every one of them gave a radically different reading despite the speedometer being at 67 for each. (I’d timed it with a stopwatch for five miles and 67 on the ‘meter was 65 actual road speed.)
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I don’t understand the mania for arbitrary reductions in speed. While it’s true I tend to drive the speed limit exactly (cruise control is handy), the idea should be to get traffic through, rather than slowing it down just to be slowing it down.
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The USFS had a driver’s training that we all had to go to. They told us that when California raised their speed limit to 65, a 5% decrease in accidents was reported. The reason was that you had two main groups— one was driving 55 and the other 65.
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When I took pavement design, it struck me that Oregon’s highways were designed for 70, the Interstates for 75 and California’s Interstates for 85. Since people tend to drive the speed of the road, it’s tough for people to slow down on a road designed for a speed 25 to 30 miles per hours faster than what they can actually drive. When it comes to superelevation, the lower speed can actually ruin the effect when a car is driving a fraction of the design speed.

Prof danglais said, 9 months ago

And on the same single carriageway, with no opportunity for passing, 60 mph for for cars and 40 mph for LGVs. Somebody explain the logic of that to me please.

BillWa said, 9 months ago

Does that mean that there are other cities other than Seattle that has those worthless things. If traffic is going at speed, they aren’t needed, and when the number goes up traffic is going ten to twenty MPH slower.

Sisyphos said, 9 months ago

It’s the Bear in the Air that one must watch for when on the interstates. The roadside electronics just serve as a reminder….

jukeofurl said, 9 months ago

The problem isn’t the speed, it’s braking at high speeds. AND the hubris of humans who think they can"drive" while eating, texting & doing their f**king make-up. Because it only takes 1, to ruin a lot of people’s day. . ..