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And to add to that analogy: I've seen the damage a Ford SUV can do backing up into a beautiful little Audi TT going 5 miles per hour..NOT pretty. People make mistakes..Actually you gave a way better counterpoint to your argument. The speed limit laws are set to what is the safest speed at which you can travel in certain situations, no matter the vehicle. In my neighborhood you can only go 25, because that is the safest speed to travel our neighborhood. On the main highway to my neighborhood it's 45. On the interstate to rays its 65. Those limits are set NOT to care about what vehicle you use, but to create an acceptable level of risk for how you travel. Now what vehicle you use and where you take it is personal choice. That beat up truck is not allowed to go above 70, and per personal choice you may keep it at 60. But that limit helps keep everyone safer.
For our level 3 example the limit 3 attentive athletes is our 45 mph speed limit. Yes some teams have BMW athletes that can easily go 70 or 80 or 100.. but the speed limit for that level and situation to make it the safest for everyone while going the fastest you can (or allowing the most skills to be competed) is 45... or 3 required attentive athletes. Just because you have a BMW and can safely handle going 90 in a 45 (or put up single based one legs with one spot) doesn't mean its a smart rule for us all.