85MPH...Hell yeah Texas!!!!

[J. Fred]

It is not the "speed" that kills, but the idiots who drive in the left lane below the speed limit, and the "racers" who pass on the right side.

In Germany, the Autobahn has fixed rules:


6. ....... If you can't walk half a mile, you should not drive.

Enjoy controlled chaos on the Autobahn.

Wish we did that here.

What does that have to do with the ability to drive a car well at high speed ?

 

[Langenator]

It is not the "speed" that kills, but the idiots who drive in the left lane below the speed limit, and the "racers" who pass on the right side.

In Germany, the Autobahn has fixed rules:

3. Before passing, use turn signal, check mirror, and clear your rear.

I remember one time when I was stationed in Germany, driving my Audi A4 on the autobahn doing about 90...come up behind a minivan, check the mirror...there's some headlights WAAAAAYYYY back in the left lane, far enough that you can't really see the car, just the lights...so I hit the blinker, move over, start passing the minivan...by the time my back wheel is about even with the van's front wheel, I've got a BMW 850 trying to crawl up my tail pipe.

Dude had to have been doing like 150 to catch up that fast. MPH, not KPH.

 

[alexrex20]

He probably had it pegged at 155, if not completely derestricted.

 

[Langenator]

I don't think the German market ones have restricters.

 

[Das Jared]

I regularly drive 85. I do get tired of assholes taking up the left lane driving 5 under the limit, swerving everywhere, blocking you from passing, ect ect. Hate other drivers. Btw, my german car has no limiter on it, other than the fact its very slow lol. I have gotten it up to 140 before, but it ttok damn near forever.

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[Greg_TX]

This should pretty much cover it:

 

[RandomHero]

I regularly drive 85. I do get tired of assholes taking up the left lane driving 5 under the limit, swerving everywhere, blocking you from passing, ect ect. Hate other drivers. Btw, my german car has no limiter on it, other than the fact its very slow lol. I have gotten it up to 140 before, but it ttok damn near forever.

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i regularly drive 80mph. it hapens naturally in my SUV. i like this idea of the toll road being 85, especially if they send the bill to you later via your plates.

 

[RandomHero]

according to Top Gear UK the german markets have limiters

 

[CZ guy]

It will be interesting to see what minimum speed limit is attached to an 85mph maximum limit. Granny cruising along at 50 and Jim Bob at 85 will make for a terrific crash. hnoes:

The speed variance between vehicles will kill more people than their cars disintegrating due to speed.

 

[country_boy]

my opinion if your going to drive that fast. No cell phone no radio.. nothing just drive.

Wont see me driving that fast or even being on the stupid toll roads. My max is 70. My truck bottoms 85, and its too old to be driving that fast.

 

[wakal]

I've run at a buck-sixty...yes, you catch up with Grandma and the silly Americans rather fast. And I still got passed on the 'bahn by REAL fast movers

I don't mind private toll roads as long as they are not being built with my tax dollars.


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[Texan2]

I've run at a buck-sixty...yes, you catch up with Grandma and the silly Americans rather fast. And I still got passed on the 'bahn by REAL fast movers

I don't mind private toll roads as long as they are not being built with my tax dollars.


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I concur Alex. Never understood all the outrage about toll roads. If you dont want to pay the toll....drive on the same road you use now. Problem solved.

 

[shortround]

What does that have to do with the ability to drive a car well at high speed ?

Well, if the driver can't walk half a mile, that most likely means he is in some way impaired: Be it physically, psychologically, or chemically.

Those folks don't need to be in the fast lane (or slow lane, either).

Had to take the keys away from my father when he could no longer walk more than a few steps, and drove 35 mph on the Interstate, then got lost on his way home.

Clear that up for you?

 

[wakal]

If you dont want to pay the toll....drive on the same road you use now. Problem solved.

Exactly.

My problem is when our tax dollars pay for the road that private companies then bribe, err, arrange to "own" and then collect tolls.

And the government not only takes the bribes, err, "private management" and then set up stop signs and lower speed limits on the area roads to "entice" folks to drive on the toll road.


Alex

 

[stdreb27]

I concur Alex. Never understood all the outrage about toll roads. If you dont want to pay the toll....drive on the same road you use now. Problem solved.

With a 45 cents a gallon in taxes for a gallon of gas. Vehicle registration taxes. You don't have a problem with paying another tax to drive on a road?

Ok....