Disobeying Traffic Laws

[BobP123]

Granted it is morally wrong (in most cases) and punishable by fine for violating traffic laws, even if it’s one mph over the posted speed limit.

But what about driving in high-risk situations where it is not technically breaking the law, such as talking on a cell phone while driving? Isn’t this putting lives at needless risk?

 

[Yerusalyim]

High Risk behavior is only a moral issue if you’re not capable of handling it. It would probably be morally wrong for you to handle claymore mines…I do it quite often in my line of work, so it’s still high risk, but I can handle it.

 

[sprout]

Granted it is morally wrong (in most cases) and punishable by fine for violating traffic laws, even if it’s one mph over the posted speed limit.

But what about driving in high-risk situations where it is not technically breaking the law, such as talking on a cell phone while driving? Isn’t this putting lives at needless risk?

talking on a cell phone while driving IS against the law in my state. As someone who was injured in an accident by a driver talking on a cell phone, I welcome this law. It’s hard to prove, though, my word against his.

I have a guide to confession that asks questions after each of the 10 Commandments. One of the questions under “Thou shalt not kill” is Have you driven wrecklessly? driven while drunk?

In my state, if you drive 10 mph about the posted speed limit on the fwy it is considered “wreckless” and you can be arrested on the spot rather than just receive a speeding ticket.

 

[BobP123]

I’ve heard of places that do allow up to 10mph over the speed limit to keep up with traffic. It makes sense since much-slower-than-traffic automobiles can be just as dangerous as too-fast drivers. The optimal traffic situation seems to be that those in passing lanes drive just a little faster than those in the right lane.

 

[rwoehmke]

Of course one must keep in mind that 10 mph over the limit on a freeway with fast moving traffic is a whole lot different than 10 mph over a 25 mph speed limit on a residential street. Our law enforcement guys in town allow a couple of miles over leeway, but it wouldn’t be anywhere near 10.

In Western Wisconsin on the major freeways the Wisconsin State Patrol will nail you for five or ten miles over. In Eastern Minnesota just across the bridge it seems that no one really cares unless someone is driving erratically or weaving in and out from lane to lane while passing everyone else.

 

[vz71]

Granted it is morally wrong (in most cases) and punishable by fine for violating traffic laws, even if it’s one mph over the posted speed limit.

But what about driving in high-risk situations where it is not technically breaking the law, such as talking on a cell phone while driving? Isn’t this putting lives at needless risk?

In most situations, there is some measure of risk assumed.
The questions I would be thinking about are:

1. Am I intentionally putting others (or myself) at risk?
2. Is this risk necessary?

 

[Daniel_Marsh]

Granted it is morally wrong (in most cases) and punishable by fine for violating traffic laws, even if it’s one mph over the posted speed limit.

But what about driving in high-risk situations where it is not technically breaking the law, such as talking on a cell phone while driving? Isn’t this putting lives at needless risk?

Distraction laws outlaw talking on cell phones while driving. And it is definity a sin of flesh, know as selfishness.

Rom 13

A few miles over the limit can be done out of carelessness. But, as a habit is is willful sin because you know that you are violating the law which is made divine via romans 13.

I see drivers out there who purposely harass those on cell phones. then that cell phone driver calls the police and the police rightfully, puts the drive of the cell phone on their informal watch list as an unsafe driver. I know many police people and believe me there is informal unsafe driver lists.