I don't know who you're referring to with that "they", but since you assume everything from the beginning, i guess you also assume that all those who answer about being in favor of raising the speed limit are all arcade/NFS/GTA players, that want arcade/150 limit/eu2 etc... in sim 1 server. You're already wrong here to put everyone in the same boat, since for example I've never talked about collisions and rules, wich i'm in favour, just the speed limit from the beginning; i'm against 150 limit or no speed limit at all; the rest came from your head.
It was decided to do another pool to go deeper into what the players have chosen, as the past poll was very general. In the last TMP poll, before this one, it was possible to choose different options for the preferred setting of the server. As mentioned by @Jeronimο, the most voted options were both with collisions and rules active, the difference being that one was the same setting without the speed limit, the other with the speed limit (current setting), both very close in votes. The arcade server option as favorite was voted much less than both options which have collisions and rules.
So this whole vanishing simulation thing is all in your heads.
Seeing where these assumptions have led you/others, next time i'd think twice before screaming disaster.