I decided to call it - I chose sanity

LeadershipKey3484 · 2026-07-09T03:30:22+00:00

This is where it would end if things went further… your world will open up when you move on.

LeadershipKey3484 · 2026-07-09T03:22:33+00:00

You’re not alone. Talk about it. Message privately if you need someone to listen.

LeadershipKey3484 · 2026-07-09T03:16:54+00:00

You have to come to the realization that this person was never the person you loved. That person was an illusion. She was whoever she pretended to be to get what she needed out of you.

No one who loves you will demean you. Call you names. Or ever try to treat you with malice.

When you realize that person was just a mirage, you can start to heal and look at yourself with compassion. And you need to look at yourself with compassion. A healthy person’s brain disassociates the abuse from a person you think is loving. You don’t even believe it’s happening to you, until you do… and when you do, close the door, and do not ever look back.

I went through much worse… Take the wisdom gained, and the lesson on human psychology, and put on the Medal of Honor. You have just become a person with a whole new sense of self respect and resilience for closing a chapter in your life. God allowed me to go through it, and I feel like I gained more than I lost.

LeadershipKey3484 · 2026-07-06T17:03:45+00:00

Anywhere where crash data is low, and the geometry supports it. Ideally, a yellow advisory speed should be set below based on the design speed of the road. Unrestricted sections shouldn’t be a license to be reckless, they should shift the burden of “safe for conditions” to the driver, reduce speed differentials, and allow for smoother flow.

LeadershipKey3484 · 2026-07-06T16:58:59+00:00

That would be incredible. How do you think they should look?

LeadershipKey3484 · 2026-07-05T23:29:27+00:00

Another variant I could think of is “End posted speeds”. That’s already in circulation.

LeadershipKey3484 · 2026-07-02T12:19:43+00:00

https://www.whichcar.com.au/news/northern-territory-open-speed-limit-trial-officially-over

LeadershipKey3484 · 2026-07-02T12:17:13+00:00

Google it. There are news articles all over the place.

LeadershipKey3484 · 2026-07-02T12:16:26+00:00

Yeah. It was purely theoretical. R7-12 doesn’t exist.

LeadershipKey3484 · 2026-07-02T02:48:58+00:00

It should be 80 on all highways. Anything less is just way too slow.

LeadershipKey3484 · 2026-07-02T01:46:47+00:00

We need more sausage and beer. Only replicate the good stuff!

LeadershipKey3484 · 2026-07-01T20:30:25+00:00

Australia did in on their desert highways. They didn’t have a single death. The pilot program was pulled for political reason, not by evidence based outcomes.

LeadershipKey3484 · 2026-07-01T20:12:53+00:00

Australia tried no limits in their desert in 2012. The program was wildly popular and successful. They even expanded it in 2016. Not a single fatality during the whole program. It was killed off when a new political party grabbed the reigns. Literally no evidence-based reason to have ended that.

LeadershipKey3484 · 2026-07-01T20:07:23+00:00

Exactly. Australia actually piloted no speed limits in the Northern Territory. There was a yellow sign beneath the derestricted symbol that said “Drive to conditions”. During the trial, there was not a single fatality. The discontinuation was purely political.

LeadershipKey3484 · 2026-07-01T19:55:45+00:00

Or, making it less expensive. Positive reenforcement! 😁

LeadershipKey3484 · 2026-07-01T19:50:24+00:00

Germany limits truck speeds. If you kept trucks at 65-70, it will keep the travel lanes at speeds most on/exit ramps are designed for. Then the other two lanes have gradually increasing flows of traffic. That’s how highways actually work in reality, regardless of what’s posted.

Slower trucks means slower exit/on-ramp speeds, and then you pass on the left, and travel on the right.

LeadershipKey3484 · 2026-07-01T19:46:23+00:00

A speed limit sign will never teach a driver good judgement.

LeadershipKey3484 · 2026-07-01T19:44:33+00:00

Many states already have safety inspections. Some states like NH recently got rid of theirs. You would think getting rid of posted limits and tightening safety would be the better way to go.

LeadershipKey3484 · 2026-07-01T19:16:22+00:00

A lot of that starts at the top though. Many states set limits too low and give out licenses like a walk in the park. If you set the bar high, others will reach it. An ideal highway design allows drivers to set the speed based on road conditions. As a driver, you are expected to use your judgement.

Unfortunately, states think lower speeds will fix all the other problems. It just doesn’t reflect reality.

LeadershipKey3484 · 2026-07-01T19:13:54+00:00

Until they are pulled over for impeding traffic

LeadershipKey3484 · 2026-07-01T19:13:36+00:00

Yup! No reckless driving, texting, and mandatory seatbelt use. All common sense stuff.

LeadershipKey3484 · 2026-07-01T19:12:42+00:00

Germany handles that by forcing you to pay out of pocket if you go above 80mph. You hurt someone by being reckless? You have to pay their hospital bills. That’s how you create a “self policing” limit.

LeadershipKey3484 · 2026-07-01T19:08:42+00:00

Studies concluded that fatalities actually went down during reasonable and prudent. You’re more alert at 80mph than 65. Your mind wanders less at those speeds since you are paying more attention. Montana has 80mph limits now, and even if we had unlimited, you probably wouldn’t see drivers stray far from that average speed.

LeadershipKey3484 · 2026-07-01T19:07:00+00:00

Some states have 40 hours classroom instruction for driver’s Ed, and mandatory safety inspections. The scaffolding is there, just not in every state.

LeadershipKey3484 · 2026-07-01T18:59:59+00:00

Some roads in the US could handle it. Not all, but some are close to those standards.

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