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[sylvar]

"I know no method to secure the repeal of bad, obnoxious, or unjust laws so effective as their strict execution." -- Ulysses S. Grant

Watch what happens when people conspire to act legally -- in this case, to obey the 55mph speed limit on a major interstate highway in tandem, thus forcing everyone behind them to do the same.

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Comments

[h-postmortemus.livejournal.com]

That's pretty cool. Annoying as shit if you're actually on the road, but pretty cool.

Also proves how easily a DoS against the highway system can be done with just four cars and some cellphones. Hmmmm...

I'd love to see that experiment repeated with some cops standing by. Even if they are driving the speed limit, that formation driving could still easily lead to tickets if classified by the police as a dangerous driving...

[sylvar.livejournal.com]

Also proves how easily a DoS against the highway system can be done with just four cars and some cellphones. Hmmmm...

For extra credit, how many suddenly parked cars would it take to block a major interchange in four directions during rush hour? And how many in total if you parked a few of them half a mile back, blocking the shoulders to slow down the tow trucks?