Life in the not-fast lane

Here in the Valley They Call Silicon, apparently it’s not enough to post speed limits in residential neighborhoods. Or even to warn folks to slow down, with or without a monetary penalty involved.

No, no—even in the area of traffic signs, we be like, all cool, yo:

(And let me just say that I note they avoid the phrase "speed kills". Because just say no.)

I begin to understand the deep cultural disconnect between this place and myself. I was never this cool, and it’s obviously too late to change that.