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::matthew · #1 05-17-2009, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Parrot of Doom

Things must be very sanitised in the US if you think that 115mph is fast.

Average outside lane speed on the motorway in the UK is probably about 90mph. At night you regularly see people well in excess of 120mph.

I've done 135mph in my E300TD, at which point the limiter came on. Which was annoying, I can tell you.

he was going, at minimum, 40 MPH over the speed limit. People don't regularly go nearly that much over the speed limit here. In Florida, it's a minimum $1000 fine and you'll likely get the details worked out from a jail cell.

i-osprey · #2 05-17-2009, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by ::matthew

he was going, at minimum, 40 MPH over the speed limit. People don't regularly go nearly that much over the speed limit here. In Florida, it's a minimum $1000 fine and you'll likely get the details worked out from a jail cell.

Really...

More herd mentality scare tactics.

BAAAAHHHHHH, BAAAAAHHHHHHH!

That was your mommy calling you back to the herd.

How dare you venture out to challenge a loner!

INAPPROPRIATE
B.C.

Parrot of Doom · #3 05-19-2009, 07:39 AM

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Originally Posted by ::matthew

he was going, at minimum, 40 MPH over the speed limit. People don't regularly go nearly that much over the speed limit here. In Florida, it's a minimum $1000 fine and you'll likely get the details worked out from a jail cell.

That's a shame. I'm a great believer in setting an appropriate speed for the conditions, and not at what a number on a stick says.

BTW the national speed limit in the UK is 70mph. Traffic police won't even bat an eyelid if you're under 85mph.

#4 05-19-2009, 07:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Parrot of Doom

BTW the national speed limit in the UK is 70mph. Traffic police won't even bat an eyelid if you're under 85mph.

Isn't that what the speed cameras are for?

Kurt Smith · #5 05-19-2009, 12:02 PM

Highway Patrolmen are the only human beings on earth that can handle the speed and then only in meticulously maintained Fords and Chevys.

Parrot of Doom · #6 05-19-2009, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by ForcedInduction

Isn't that what the speed cameras are for?

No, they exist to make money, not to improve safety.

i-osprey · #7 05-17-2009, 07:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Parrot of Doom

Things must be very sanitised in the US if you think that 115mph is fast.

Average outside lane speed on the motorway in the UK is probably about 90mph. At night you regularly see people well in excess of 120mph.

I've done 135mph in my E300TD, at which point the limiter came on. Which was annoying, I can tell you.

Thank you for the voice of reason.

BTW, are you a ManU fan? If so, congrats on the Premier League Championship. Barcelona are doomed in Rome, too.

I am a fan, as much as you can be here, of Liverpool.

Oldwolf · #8 05-17-2009, 08:07 PM

OT

When I was a kid my friend had a 67 Plymouth Barracuda with the 440 cid and dual Holley's. It was built for acceleration of course but we had it over 120mph on the highway.

If I hit 80 mph now I feel like I am a hardened criminal. Of course, we have pretty stiff penalty's for excessive speeding over here in the Colonies.

Excessive is usually 15 mph over the speed limit.

Parrot of Doom · #9 05-19-2009, 07:40 AM

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Originally Posted by i-osprey

Thank you for the voice of reason.

BTW, are you a ManU fan? If so, congrats on the Premier League Championship. Barcelona are doomed in Rome, too.

I am a fan, as much as you can be here, of Liverpool.

I don't support any team, although oddly enough I work on the premiership matches (tv cameraman). I live about 5 miles from Old Trafford.

i-osprey · #10 05-19-2009, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Parrot of Doom

I don't support any team, although oddly enough I work on the premiership matches (tv cameraman). I live about 5 miles from Old Trafford.

Are you protected from what hooliganism there is now?

Abadjay · #11 05-17-2009, 08:44 PM

There's no need to get angry, I was just throwing in a suggestion.

pawoSD · #12 05-17-2009, 11:45 PM

Based on the quality and level of maintenance of the average car on the road in the US....I'd not want the speed limit to be much higher. I think 80-85 in the open areas would be optimal.....but thats me.

In pretty much all areas going 40+ over, especially in heavy traffic, is a sure and solid pass to your local jail.....and they'd probably take your license away as well.

i-osprey · #13 05-18-2009, 03:24 AM

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Originally Posted by pawoSD

Based on the quality and level of maintenance of the average car on the road in the US....I'd not want the speed limit to be much higher. I think 80-85 in the open areas would be optimal.....but thats me.

In pretty much all areas going 40+ over, especially in heavy traffic, is a sure and solid pass to your local jail.....and they'd probably take your license away as well.

If you're referring to me again it wasn't heavy traffic.

It couldn't be with this car.

How could I get up to 115 in heavy traffic?

If I didn't have wide open interstate, with no need for braking it might be impossible.

And, yes, I am aware of the physics involved.

Go fast, bigger boom.

I get it.

I regret ever bringing it up.

I feel like I just got through mentioning to a room of elderly relatives that I once smoked pot.