GG Bridge Speeders- People Behaving Badly

Speeders are targeted on the Golden Gate Bridge by the California Highway patrol using LIDAR.....

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[Bryant5493]

So, is the portion of the roadway on either side of the bridge a freeway? I think 45 is too slow, but I guess with the lane alernation is the reason why. Just a guess.

[TVman1981]

The traffic lanes are much narrower than your average lanes, the outside lane is 11 feet and the inside lanes are 10 feet....the average highway lanes in California are 12 feet wide.

[seanseanseanseansean]

I liked seeing the views of the bridge. I also like speeding. It is a hobby.

[TVman1981]

An expensive hobby!

[sociopathicregret]

Yep, there are tons of wrecks in Germany with no speed limit on their highway, actually there are less.

[mrivera1]

Last week I was walking across the bridge during rush hour and you could tell that almost 99% of the drivers on the bridge were speeding. Either they need to increase the speed limit or get more enforcement out there, because it could get nasty real fast. I think the former would be the better option, a highway needs at least a 55-60 mph limit.

[FastKart27]

65mph is a lot safer than you think pussy

[MrBadfish2]

When 80% of the drivers are going 50-60 MPH it sounds like they have the speedlimit WAY too low... it's basically a speedtrap, aka cash maker for the state. 

[op3l]

@mrivera1 Actually, if you get a ticket and don't wish to pay it, you can actually go to court and say exactly that, that you don't think the speed limit there is appropriate. If a set percentage of drivers there are all going above the speed limit, then it's actually a law that the area's speed limit should be increased.

[OrginalDeath50]

45 MPH on such a long bridge is silly, now not saying it needs to be raised to super lengths but it could stand a speed boost. How about 55 - 60 for autos and 45 - 50. That seems reasonable, and it's very unfair if almost everyone is going 60 - 65 to just pick someone to pull over and make an example of them. Then I bet if someone was going 40 -45 they would block the flow of traffic, total crap.

[mrumsower]

I drive the bridge every week day, The speed limit was lowered years ago after a head on collision.

[rocketman5989]

i thought if you went 7 miles over the speed limit you would get a ticket, but over four miles over the speed limit. i go 65 in a 60 and nothing happens

[Mito2009]

it'd be a real shame if a car careened off and hit that fucking asshole. I love how they play it off like they are stopping speeders to make things safer, really they just need to fill their monthly quota.

[calladuz]

If you hit anything at the same speed, its not double moron. If I'm in a car as a passenger and I slap another passenger's head while the car is going 70 mph (thus the passengers inside are travelling 70 mph) it won't be equivalent to 70 mph.

Even if the two cars would be traveling in opposite directions in a crash, it would only be a 70 mph crash, not a 140 one, as proven on mythbusters.

[2041311]

It is not equivalent to a 140mph crash

It makes me sad that most people don't know basic physics

[Zeronieo]

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