Is it just me ?

[Rand]

I think they should get rid of all the traffic infractions and replace them with one: Reckless Driving.

Blowing through a stop sign or red light = reckless
Driving 50 mph plus in a residential area = reckless
Doing 90mph on a straight highway with no other traffic = not reckless.

But that's just me.

[cgallery]

Passing on the right is illegal but...
Maybe signalling a right turn will give those guys an additional hint....
Not sure if your wife does this and there sure are a lot who don't.

Oh, she signals. People don't notice it so much, though. Maybe they're talking on the phone, or taking a sip of coffee (or both). Oh, and they're all late for work.

[Pappy]

Passing on the right is illegal but...
Maybe signalling a right turn will give those guys an additional hint....
Not sure if your wife does this and there sure are a lot who don't.

Actually, it's not always illegal in Texas. You can pass a car waiting to make a left turn if there is an improved shoulder.

Not sure, but I seem to remember being told that 20+ mph can be charged as reckless driving in Texas.

[rcp612]

If we got rid of speed limits the various governments would lose a revenue stream. So eliminating them is not going to happen.

If that revenue stream comes from making signs, I agree. But, enforcement of the signs would really make some money for the local governments.
As to your second post:

"I don't understand how folks who drive as slow as some do ever get anything done. Seems to me they spend all their time in the car."

I've driven the same 32 miles to and from work for the last 7 years, and been pushed both ways by people in a hurry to get somewhere. Just this morning, a woman was running up and backing off continuously for 18 miles with an agitated look on her face. At the closest, I couldn't even see her headlights, which, in my estimation, places her car about 8'-9' feet behind me at 55-57 MPH. She finally blew past me entering a 45 MPH zone in a small village, and I didn't see her again,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,until I pulled up behind her at a stop light, almost 11 miles from where she passed me. But, she WAS there first.
I guess my first post should have stated that without enforcement, "limits" are really only "suggestions".