ISIS are pussies.

America and Israel are such shitty countries.

Yes, they are.

If they can't afford my solutions, they can't afford a car to begin with.

What about them?

Get a better schedule. Get a job that can be walked/biked to or can be done from home. Call an Uber/Lyft/taxi/etc. Plenty of options.

Damnit. Fucked up the format.

This assumes that this is the standard - which it is not and is becoming even less so as places are switching away. Also it literally cannot account for road conditions or weather as that changes everyday. A normally posted speed limit of 45mph is no longer appropriate during inclement weather.

Until they don't. Because it wasn't universally adopted and is getting further away from being so. There is no real standardization.

You assume that because I disagree with how speed limits are currently implemented and that I would prefer a system of no signage with higher penalties for "accidents" as well as a higher barrier of entry to obtain a driver's license that I also must be an unsafe driver just driving however I want everywhere? Because that would make you both stupid and wrong. I am perfectly capable of following current traffic laws and speed limits while knowing they're complete bullshit and overall a terrible system to maintain.

Too many people think that being able to drive a vehicle is some right that they have. It is a privilege that too many take for granted and don't deserve to have.

Depends on the type of road. Not all residential roads are quiet, low-traffic, neighborhood roads.

That is what they claim. But I've seen plenty of places keep their school zones active even when there is no school in session (i.e. a holiday or other break from school) and people get ticketed for it - which has nothing to do with safety. I've also seen school zones that straight up don't make sense because no pedestrians even come close to that road or cross it - which has nothing to do with safety. So while I fully believe the intent of school zones is for safety, many are poorly designed/implemented in a way that makes them easily ignorable.

Even though these aren't necessarily about revenue generation, police will often abuse the sudden, unexpected changes in speed limits to "trap" as many drivers as possible. This is totally about revenue generation and not safety.

I don't want a sweeping change. I just want real standardization that is easy and makes sense so that there is no need for any signage to begin with.

Oh, yeah, a teenager would totally know what the 85th percentile rule is or anything about how traffic actually works. /s

The article is about a state in the USA so my statement was also limited to the USA, though that is my fault for not clarifying.

Most places (in the US) utilize the 85th percentile rule - the speed at which 85% of traffic naturally travels = arbitrary and stupid. Some places are actively switching away from this. However, on top of this "rule", many agencies/places set the speed limit BELOW the 85th percentile rule which is even more arbitrary and stupid - the only possible reason is to cause confusion and generate revenue.

Next, most drivers tend to ignore signs and pick a speed based on their vehicle capabilities, road design, weather, and traffic conditions. Which means the signs are arbitrary, which means the speed limit is arbitrary. Some speed limits in some places are politically motivated instead of having anything to do with safety.

It would be significantly safer to remove all these useless road signs, as they are a distraction to actually driving, while significantly increasing the penalties for unsafe driving that result in some sort of accident. Also, make it significantly harder to get, and keep, your driver's license. There are states that have 8 or more years in between license renewals, which is ridiculous.

Most speed limits are arbitrarily set and have no legitimate reason other than to generate revenue from speeding tickets.