Why do they make cars go so fast if it is illegal?

In response to last week's question, "Why do they make cars go so fast if it is illegal?", my birthday bud Jon's wife Ruth came through with "because it would be a crime not to."

My quality guru friend Marya knew "Because rednecks need something to do -- DOH!" My Colorado cousin Wes empathized, "So you can drive in Montana or other states with "reasonable and prudent" speed limits."

My dad thought it was "Forward thinking manufacturers anticipating the car will travel on the German Autobahn." My running buddy Tony considered that to be "a testerone-centric marketing ploy."

My friend Kevin clarified, "Speed limits are actually suggestions, not actual laws. And it prevents I-285 in ATL from being boring. Kevin's wife Tracey clearly lives in the same world, as she wrote, "I might need to get to Kroger before the 3-day sale ends! Some situations require that I ignore mere speed limits and get there really fast."

My still-skiing-in-CO friend Mark cautioned, "Currently, it is so that automakers provide the means to subsidize law enforcement. Just wait until Lo Jacks are standard equipment and cars remotely download data from 'black boxes' that is more than 'time for an oil change.' Your own car will rat you out."

It could be that my running partner's husband Ted had the answer. "You're talking to an old pro. Nothing in this world is half as fun or exciting as when it's legal. Speeeeeeed! It's better when you get away with it! (Do drive safe though.)"

PS: My sailing friend Scott wrote, "I'm still working on last week's "Can you procrastinate now?" question.

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Hal

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