Originally Posted by
YariGuy
In America, reckless driving is usually defined (depending on the state) as 15 or 20 mph over the speed limit. Which doesn't really make sense.
This system of percentages would never work in America. Because math.
I read somewhere that the reason Japan posts such ridiculously low speed limits but allows drivers to exceed them routinely is because there is a legal precedent where the police are not allowed to take action until someone is 40km/h over the speed limit.