

No common sense in lawmaking

7:03 PM, Feb. 6, 2014  |  Comments

Those multi-vehicle pile-ups on our interstates can be blamed on the increased speed limits.

If that nanny seat belt law had been repealed on some select highways, and then the fatality rates increased on those roads, there would be such a ballyhoo about it in the news, in the Legislature and in all the departments and bureaus. No one would get any rest until the seat belt law was reinstated.

But it seems that it is politically correct to sacrifice lives in trade for faster speeds because there are are no big money/business lobbyists working for lower speeds and common sense.

Drivers have adapted to 70 mph, and they don't like to slow down for fog, ice or snow. Those crashes wouldn't happen if the speed was down to "reasonable and proper for conditions."

I know that statement is politically unfavorable nowadays because common sense does not prevail in the lawmaking system whenever big money/government is working in the opposite direction.

Herman Lenz


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