Fastest you've been on a public road.

[ScoobyDoo69]

Plus ABS is not there to aid braking, it stops the wheels locking.. allowing you to turn the steering wheel and in-turn steer the car. Without ABS wheels lock and turning has no effect.

ABS actually hinders braking performance I would have thought, in the dry anyways?

 

[Will]

Plus ABS is not there to aid braking, it stops the wheels locking.. allowing you to turn the steering wheel and in-turn steer the car. Without ABS wheels lock and turning has no effect.

ABS actually hinders braking performance I would have thought, in the dry anyways?

I've read the same about it making braking distances slightly longer in the dry , but then as you say its there to stop you locking up and losing the ability to steer and avoid a hazard whilst slowing down, which in a lot of cases is more dangerous than slightly increased distances.

 

[bigredshark]

not actually a public road at the time (they were resurfacing one end and so it was closed except for access), passed the roadworks and 6 miles of empty road...got mildly scared at 139 and stopped pushing there, in a company Audi A4 2.0T

 

[Scania]

Driving safely fast on roads is entirely down to what your doin it in!

As Fox says, if your doing 100 or so in a Fiat Punto, your going to have problems stopping.

I compared the stopping distance, on a dry clear road, between my BMW & my Girlfriends Xantia, the BMW wins by about 2 car lengths yet is nearly twice the weight of the Citroen.

Theres been plenty of occasions for me when 60 MPH has been both way way too fast, or, extremely slow.

Just depends what vehicle I'm doing 60 MPH in.

 

[beast20vt]

also depends on the road and the conditions!if your doing 60mph down a narrow country rain it can feel very evry fast whereas 60mph on the m1 doesnt.
fastest ive been in a car ive owned is 167mph by gps.fastest in car i havent owned is about 175mph on the speedo in a tuscan s and a sagarris.fastest as a passenger was 170mph in a lotus carlton.you just got to pick your stretch of road and the time of day and if theres any traffic dont bother as it aint worth it.

 

[evilowl]

Off the clock several times in Germany. 160 indicated in mine is 147 actual.

I have a raised rev limiter to 8600, so plenty to go in this pic...

Fastest I've travelled on a public road would be 184mph in a 911 on the A34 but I wasn't driving

 

[Spie]

170 car, 175 bike.

 

[georges]

72 or something.

Was in a BSM learning car and he told me to speed up from 65 on a dual carriageway. Those 1.4 astras sure do struggle to get that extra 5mph :s

 

[The_Dark_Side]

Driving safely fast on roads is entirely down to what your doin it in!

kinda have to disagree with that to be honest.
it's a combination of things in every occaision.
remember the only thing that's constant in every vehicle you drive, is YOU.
smaller cars generally have lower performing braking systems, they're more susceptible to crosswinds, they have softer suspension, shorter wheelbase....the list goes on.
all these factors make something like a 3 or a 5 series a much better car to be "ton up" in.
but there's more to it than that.
the driver plays a massive role in the safety of speeding.
how experienced he is at reading road situation makes all the difference, as too many times an accident has occured because something happened that hadn't even occured to the driver that it may be possible...yet it clearly was.
on motorways this is less of an issue but on many A roads and regular dual carriageways it's important as there is more scope for the unexpected to occur.

put simply, i'd say that when talking about wellying it along @90 an A road, i'd rather ride with someone like Lopez in a Nova than a complete Twonk in a five year old 5 series.
yes, ideally you'd like the good driver in the safest car, but ultimately it's the "nut behind the wheel" that causes or prevents almost all the problematic situations.

 

[Styles]

142mph Vectra GSI & Mondeo ST200

 

[Dreamcaster]

I'm sorry but i think this is absolute madness.

For all the people complaining about getting points all the time why not just stick to the speed limit and there would be no problem.

Why brake the limit ? are people in that much of a hurry all the time to danger themselves and other people ?

 

[Phate]

Why brake the limit ? are people in that much of a hurry all the time to danger themselves and other people ?

because of the adrenaline rush people get from it? And can you honestly say that you ALWAYS stick to the speed limit? i severely doubt it tbh.

 

[The_Dark_Side]

And can you honestly say that you ALWAYS stick to the speed limit? i severely doubt it tbh.

hey i wouldn't be so sure.
for example, my old man NEVER breaks the limit...trust me i've been in a car with him many times.
his progress is best described as painful at best.

 

[Phate]

hey i wouldn't be so sure.
for example, my old man NEVER breaks the limit...trust me i've been in a car with him many times.
his progress is best described as painful at best.

yes but that guy is only 6 years older than me, he's only 24 that's why I doubt he's always sticking to the speed limit.

 

[Dreamcaster]

because of the adrenaline rush people get from it? And can you honestly say that you ALWAYS stick to the speed limit? i severely doubt it tbh.

Sorry i must be in a small group that doesn't get the 'adrenaline rush' i would rather not break it (certainly not by 30mph) and not risk getting people hurt/points etc

 

[Phate]

Sorry i must be in a small group that doesn't get the 'adrenaline rush' i would rather not break it and not risk getting people hurt/points etc

so you haven't done 35 in a 30? 80 on a 70?

this is what gets me when people say they don't speed. because doing 35 in a 30 is still speeding, and to say they have never sped, they are wrong, everyone has done it at some point even if it wasn't intentional. But to the main point, people do these really high speeds just to see if they can do it, you get a rush from it. To see how fast their car really can go.

 

[The_Dark_Side]

yes but that guy is only 6 years older than me, he's only 24 that's why I doubt he's always sticking to the speed limit.

my dad was 24 once and i can honestly believe his attitude to driving hasn't changed.
he could never just go for a drive, it's not the way he is.
driving for him consists of a start point and a destination...end of story.
now while i agree with the sentiment behind your post, it seems that pretty much everyone in here seems to think it's impossible for anyone to stick to the limits at all times.
MOST drivers regardless of age break the limit on a varying number of occiasions, but there are still some drivers that stick to them.

 

[Dreamcaster]

so you haven't done 35 in a 30? 80 on a 70?

this is what gets me when people say they don't speed. because doing 35 in a 30 is still speeding, and to say they have never sped, they are wrong, everyone has done it at some point even if it wasn't intentional. But to the main point, people do these really high speeds just to see if they can do it, you get a rush from it. To see how fast their car really can go.

I will be honest, i have gone slightly over 30 yes, when i have been in a rush and slighter over 70 (we are talking 5mph at most). But i have not gone 30+mph over the limit to test my car and risk getting a ban.

I have read some posts on here about people doing motorway speeds in public streets. I mean, if you hit someone at these speeds you have killed them and just to find how how much you can push your car!

Not woth it imo.

 

[Phate]

I have read some posts on here about people doing motorway speeds in public streets. I mean, if you hit someone at these speeds you have killed them and just to find how how much you can push your car!

Not woth it imo.

Completely agree there, but I would imagine most if not all of these speeds said here were on big wide motorways with not a lot else around

 

[Scania]

kinda have to disagree with that to be honest.
it's a combination of things in every occaision.
remember the only thing that's constant in every vehicle you drive, is YOU.
smaller cars generally have lower performing braking systems, they're more susceptible to crosswinds, they have softer suspension, shorter wheelbase....the list goes on.
all these factors make something like a 3 or a 5 series a much better car to be "ton up" in.
but there's more to it than that.
the driver plays a massive role in the safety of speeding.
how experienced he is at reading road situation makes all the difference, as too many times an accident has occured because something happened that hadn't even occured to the driver that it may be possible...yet it clearly was.
on motorways this is less of an issue but on many A roads and regular dual carriageways it's important as there is more scope for the unexpected to occur.

put simply, i'd say that when talking about wellying it along @90 an A road, i'd rather ride with someone like Lopez in a Nova than a complete Twonk in a five year old 5 series.
yes, ideally you'd like the good driver in the safest car, but ultimately it's the "nut behind the wheel" that causes or prevents almost all the problematic situations.

Hmm, twonks with 5 year old 5 series eh?

I was thinking of the difference between batting along an A road doing 50 in a car, compared with say, an HGV.