Jockney Rebel
29-11-2008, 10:10 AM
i know im probably preaching to the converted ..
but ive come to the conclusion that its the humans in the world that have pushed the boundaries and taken risks that have furthered our development [i admit not always for the better..]
that instinct is in all of us and i believe needs to be fed ..thats why we jump out of aircraft for fun, ride bikes etc etc
so why do a section of the human race insist on putting obstacles in the way of what is obviuosly our natural order of things ..'
to explain
..when u put an artificial limit on something i believe its in our nature to try to exceed it but if the limits do not exsist we tend to limit ourselves according to our abilities [ ie we re not inherantly Lemming like are we ? and those of us who are ..well draw ur own conclusions from that ]
i have a little anecdote which may clarify it further
when i was a teenager my mother would insist on me being indoors by 11.pm [ a curfew i consistantly broke ..]
but yet when i turned 18 and the curfew was lifted i was consistantly in the house by 11.30ish mainly because ..evryone else was and we all had to get up for work ........ self regulation
the same can be said for speed limits ..have a look at all the roads in the world without posted daytime[i stress this because certain trans siberiean roads are killing fields at night ] limit s and u will see the driving manners of those using it are much better than thos of us who are forced to drive under artificial limits
for example
slower vehicles and drivers tend to stay over to the left /right [depending onthe country]rather than try to pass the truck on their left at110 when hes travelling at105 thus taking up useful space in the event of an accident [this has been proven on another thread ]
and in general lane manners are better
debate .....
but ive come to the conclusion that its the humans in the world that have pushed the boundaries and taken risks that have furthered our development [i admit not always for the better..]
that instinct is in all of us and i believe needs to be fed ..thats why we jump out of aircraft for fun, ride bikes etc etc
so why do a section of the human race insist on putting obstacles in the way of what is obviuosly our natural order of things ..'
to explain
..when u put an artificial limit on something i believe its in our nature to try to exceed it but if the limits do not exsist we tend to limit ourselves according to our abilities [ ie we re not inherantly Lemming like are we ? and those of us who are ..well draw ur own conclusions from that ]
i have a little anecdote which may clarify it further
when i was a teenager my mother would insist on me being indoors by 11.pm [ a curfew i consistantly broke ..]
but yet when i turned 18 and the curfew was lifted i was consistantly in the house by 11.30ish mainly because ..evryone else was and we all had to get up for work ........ self regulation
the same can be said for speed limits ..have a look at all the roads in the world without posted daytime[i stress this because certain trans siberiean roads are killing fields at night ] limit s and u will see the driving manners of those using it are much better than thos of us who are forced to drive under artificial limits
for example
slower vehicles and drivers tend to stay over to the left /right [depending onthe country]rather than try to pass the truck on their left at110 when hes travelling at105 thus taking up useful space in the event of an accident [this has been proven on another thread ]
and in general lane manners are better
debate .....