vvx
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If the car was going 90 I'd see it as a lot different than 170. 20+ is a pretty wide range, I don't think you can lump all 20+ speeders in the same group. I'm sure I've done 20+ before, but 100 over? Probably not...
Assuming this highway was clear of all other vehicles the car would only be putting itself at risk. How could this car know the highway was clear of all other vehicles? Say the 170 mph car comes up on something that it needs to stop for. Takes a bit longer to stop from 170 mph than 70 mph. Less reaction time as well. I don't think you can say the car going 170 mph was only putting itself at risk. At least, there was the potential for other things to be present whether they were or not. Obviously it didn't have the reaction time to slow to 70 when it saw the cop.
Assuming this highway was clear of all other vehicles the car would only be putting itself at risk. How could this car know the highway was clear of all other vehicles? Say the 170 mph car comes up on something that it needs to stop for. Takes a bit longer to stop from 170 mph than 70 mph. Less reaction time as well. I don't think you can say the car going 170 mph was only putting itself at risk. At least, there was the potential for other things to be present whether they were or not. Obviously it didn't have the reaction time to slow to 70 when it saw the cop.