The Halakhic Obligation to Obey Traffic Laws
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Is there a Halakhic obligation to obey traffic laws?
Answer
Certainly, one must obey all traffic laws, as it is a matter of potential danger to life, which overrides the entire Torah. Especially when others see him and learn from his actions, such as children, etc., and he can never know if someone who learned from him lost their life.
And even if nothing ever happened to him, and no one learned from his actions, he often requires a miracle to be saved, and it is explained in the Gemara that one who experiences a miracle has their merits reduced.
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