Why can cars exceed the maximum speed limit?
Well, first off you have to identify the maximum legal speed limit. In the US, the highest posted limit is 80 MPH on some rural interstates in West Texas. In Montana, there are no daytime speed limits on rural interstates. Then there is the issue of emergency situations when higher than legal posted speeds can be justified. Have you ever been chased down the road by some maniac trying to run you off the road? I have and can tell you it’s a terrifying situation. Or rushing a child to the hospital following a drug overdose. Been there, done that too. Or how about passing on a two-lane highway? I drive to work along a rural two-lane highway and often have to pass slow-moving trucks or construction equipment. The legal limit is 60 but you need to get back onto your side of the road as quickly as possible for obvious safety reasons so a burst up to 80 or so is completely reasonable. At least the judge thought so when he dismissed the ticket! (Lucky me that he drives the same road!) Then the
