Tute...you should have waved
In the dark, at 2am? I'd never have seen you, nor would you have noticed me!
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In the dark, at 2am? I'd never have seen you, nor would you have noticed me!
I can't think of a single car in production that can't exceed 70mph, so the point is a bit moot. Pretty much everyone on the roads has to keep their speed in check. Good advert for cruise control really.
Now an interesting question might be, just what cars would be we if there was say an electronic limit of 80mph on every car on the road. I know that many will stand up in horror at the impact on their civil liberties, but it could well spawn some genuinely fun vehicles. I remember driving a Smart coupe and really enjoying that. The speed shown on the clock in km/h felt like the speed in mph.
Now an interesting question might be, just what cars would be we if there was say an electronic limit of 80mph on every car on the road. I know that many will stand up in horror at the impact on their civil liberties, but it could well spawn some genuinely fun vehicles. I remember driving a Smart coupe and really enjoying that. The speed shown on the clock in km/h felt like the speed in mph.
It wasn't the "best of times", there was a cop on the bridge.
because you don't need to exceed the speed limit to have fun in a supercar.
Supercars have road presence, prestige, and more importantly, good in gear acceleration as well.
Fun for those moments when blat down the sliproad and go from 10 to 70mph as quick as possible
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I'd turn the lights off and invest in night vision, they can't catch you if they can't see you! Bwahahahaha!
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My car can't do 150mph, so i have to make do driving around at 148 instead 
Out of the 1000's of supercars i've seen on the roads in the last few years i've only seen one or two really go for it on public roads, most just drive around with a big look at me sign attached to the roof.
Golf TDI drivers are in more danger of speeding imho.
Out of the 1000's of supercars i've seen on the roads in the last few years i've only seen one or two really go for it on public roads, most just drive around with a big look at me sign attached to the roof.
Golf TDI drivers are in more danger of speeding imho.
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the 70mph limit was chucked together by uneducated politicians after AC tested a Cobra at over 150mph on the M1, it has no connection to what is a "safe" speed as this changed depending on the weather, the traffic and your car. In the situation you described 150mph in an F40 would be safe, so would 100mph in most of our cars, but 70mph in a Triumph herald would be unsafe.
hopefully one day the government will realise that cars have moved on since the British Leyland days and raise the motorway limit to 80mph like most European countries...
hopefully one day the government will realise that cars have moved on since the British Leyland days and raise the motorway limit to 80mph like most European countries...
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If you have ever driven on a motorway at 150mph you will know that its far from safe irrespective of the car.
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Yes but you don't see the average German doing 150mph, most sit at 100 if not less.
The speed differential between a car doing 150mph and some old bird doing 80mph is too great, regardless of how good your brakes are if she pulls out into your lane you have 0 chance of slowing your car down.
The speed differential between a car doing 150mph and some old bird doing 80mph is too great, regardless of how good your brakes are if she pulls out into your lane you have 0 chance of slowing your car down.
Unrestricted on good toll roads with variable limits in place for adverse weather.
It's not how fast you go, it's how fast you get there. I can happily floor the MX-5 on the motorway but its boring. Going fast isn't a thrill in that manner.
Give me a good B road any day. You can have loads of fun within the speed limits and I've followed a few doing just that. They weren't going faster than me in the MX-5 but they were certainly grinning as much as I was after a good spirited run. It's all about the sounds and the feel. Yes such a car has presence but it's how the car communicates back to you that gives you a strange inspiring confidence, even from the passenger seat. Everything is designed for the petrol head in mind from the hugging seats, low seating position and controls just in the right place.
I suppose until you drive something like that it's something you might not understand. I've not driven anything that special but I've had a few passenger rides in the past and you can tell from there what its all about. Sure, you can have fun like that in just about any car but there's a certain quality and atmosphere to something that's been designed to do it from the ground up.
Give me a good B road any day. You can have loads of fun within the speed limits and I've followed a few doing just that. They weren't going faster than me in the MX-5 but they were certainly grinning as much as I was after a good spirited run. It's all about the sounds and the feel. Yes such a car has presence but it's how the car communicates back to you that gives you a strange inspiring confidence, even from the passenger seat. Everything is designed for the petrol head in mind from the hugging seats, low seating position and controls just in the right place.
I suppose until you drive something like that it's something you might not understand. I've not driven anything that special but I've had a few passenger rides in the past and you can tell from there what its all about. Sure, you can have fun like that in just about any car but there's a certain quality and atmosphere to something that's been designed to do it from the ground up.