&gt; &gt; So my friends and I riding motocycles through the mountains on a sunny afternoon are reckless endangerment?
&gt; If you&#x27;re breaking the law then yes, you&#x27;re reckless, period. If not, then enjoy it all you want.<p>The speed limit (and various other laws) are very much all or nothing. Riddle me this, which of the following is safer to do on the same road with a speed limit of 50:<p>a) Driving a brand new porche with brand new tyres on a sunny day, doing 55<p>b) Driving a car from the 70s with tyres that are almost worn out (but still in the legal range), at night, in heavy rain, doing 48<p>now consider that a) is illegal and b) is legal.<p>Breaking a law should not be a binary decision, making it a 0&#x2F;1 choice makes the world worse for everyone, because to be completely safe, the restriction has to account for the worst case and that means that the vast majority will be artificially limited and feel like the law is needlessly overreaching. This is not a good situation to be in.