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by standardUser 1439 days ago
Right, I was stating a reason why a rational person would not want to drive at excessive speeds, as the comment asked.
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samatman 1439 days ago
You got the question I was responding to backward, it was said that there is absolutely no rational reason why cars should be able to drive above 150km/hr.

"Come up with some reasons why people wouldn't want to drive fast" is trite, boring, I would have ignored it.

Edit to clarify: "Why not" in my reply isn't "Why not drive fast", it's "You say there is no rational reason, why not? Here's one".

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cypress66 1439 days ago
Why do you assume what's rational and what's not? There are plenty of situations where arriving sooner is more rational and important than saving gas.

(leaving aside legality or safety)

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standardUser 1437 days ago
Most people think wasting an expensive and harmful resource for minimal gain is irrational.
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