I agree in general. That's why I support the idea of punishing actions that actually lead to some harm (accident, injury, etc). One driver may be able to drive 100mph with both hands on the wheel, paying close attention, and be very safe. Another driver, as you point out, may not be able to get down a residential street at 25mph without sideswiping a parked car. Let's punish the one's that demonstrate that they can't drive safely, instead of drivers who exceed some arbitrary speed limit. (Within reason, of course. I am not advocating no speed limits everywhere - even in Germany they have speed limits, they just use them in reasonable locations.)