🚀 go-pugleaf

While the reasons for the almost nationwide collapse of lane discipline
are well known (treating a speed limit as a limiting speed through the 
driving chain of training, signposting, enforcement, prosecution and penalty;
not yielding to "scofflaws"; socially tolerating and accepting vigilante/legalistic/
selfish/meanspirited attitudes and behaviours; having little first hand knowledge
of arguably superior motoring practices in other advanced motoring societies;
fading memories of pre-55mph driving courtesies; defining an overwhelming
deviancy down as "normal" through denial; etc. etc.), the question is:

How can this situation be reversed?

Raising the speed limit incrementally (55 to 65; 65 to 70; etc.) does not
seem to be very effective, if the final speed is still low enough for
a lane blocker to obstruct others with relative safety.  On the other hand,
lane blocking seems relatively uncommon at speed limits set in the 
75mph+ range, when drivers realise intuitively that the margin of safety
which allows wilful lane blocking has shrunk.  But few states are going to set
limits so high, primarily because they are not "empty" enough (although
Europe is hardly "empty" and yet their superhighways are faster and safer).

Perhaps this is a campaign worthy of the NMA's mettle, now that they have
won the anti-NMSL battle.

Personal views, of course.

Nitin Kibe.