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[TW]Fox;19604212 said:
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No power figure has been mentioned, we are simply talking enough power to make booting it something which will always result in breaking a speed limit in a few seconds :confused:
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My question still stood, until I remembered you had a new car.
 
mjt said:
So he was crazy because he was doing nothing illegal?

Perhaps physics should be made illegal..
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:rolleyes:

He was crazy because of the speed he was travelling down a dual carriageway. If all the traffic in lane one is doing a steady 70mph and he goes bombing down lane two at 120 (minimum) the closing speed is so fast that if anyone in lane one moved out into lane two to perform an overtake he would be on top of them before either of them could do anything about it.

He was literally out of sight --> driving past us --> out of sight.

Just because it's legal doesn't mean it's safe or sane.

If you want to go that fast do it on a track or a runway where you're not going to endanger anyone else's life.
 
Panzerbjorn said:
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He was crazy because of the speed he was travelling down a dual carriageway. If all the traffic in lane one is doing a steady 70mph and he goes bombing down lane two at 120 (minimum) the closing speed is so fast that if anyone in lane one moved out into lane two to perform an overtake he would be on top of them before either of them could do anything about it.

He was literally out of sight --> driving past us --> out of sight.

Just because it's legal doesn't mean it's safe or sane.

If you want to go that fast do it on a track or a runway where you're not going to endanger anyone else's life.
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Have you had much experience driving at 120 mph? As the idea that you are on top of people before they can do anything about it, or that braking from 120 to 70 takes a very long (relative) amount of distance is not accurate.

The closest I've come to not being able to react in time was when a lorry started overtaking another lorry up a hill, around a slight bend, and I was going many many leptons. It was close because I couldn't just stand on the anchors and also had to go around the bend, but even then I managed it with a much higher speed differential. 120 against 70 on a straight open road is nothing if you have your wits about you.
 
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Like I said, it was 120 minimum, could easily have been testing the 155mph limiter.

I seem to remember a thread not too long ago where someone was taken to task over driving 50mph past stationery traffic, I fail to see how this is any different. The principle is exactly the same.
 
Panzerbjorn said:
Like I said, it was 120 minimum, could easily have been testing the 155mph limiter.

I seem to remember a thread not too long ago where someone was taken to task over driving 50mph past stationery traffic, I fail to see how this is any different. The principle is exactly the same.
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I'm going to take what you are saying with a pinch of salt if lane 1 was supposedly doing 70 and he was doing anywhere between 120 and 155. Either way, the principle of a road where traffic can be travelling at 150 or 200 MPH in the adjacent lane is that you don't absent-mindedly drift in to it without checking properly.

The situation where someone drove at 50 MPH past stationary traffic in the UK is completely different for at least two reasons. In stationary traffic people's expectations of what might be coming are different, and if someone in stationary traffic were to pull out they have no way of returning to the queue of stationary traffic if something is coming. On the autobahn, if you move out and something is approaching very quickly, you can just move back. It's highly unlikely people are driving with such short gaps between them you can't move in if necessary. Additionally, you are aware that people may be approaching at a high speed differential and can plan accordingly.
 
We're going to have to agree to disagree then.

Take it with as much salt as you like; I have never seen anything go as fast as that M3 on a public road and in my opinion his speed was dangerous because if anyone had pulled out for what ever reason, there wouldn't have been time to do anything about it. There are too many variables at that speed – you can't plan for everything.

As a result, I'll go back to my initial comment that I wouldn't like to see UK speed limits unrestricted like the autobahn.
 
Panzerbjorn said:
We're going to have to agree to disagree then.

Take it with as much salt as you like; I have never seen anything go as fast as that M3 on a public road and in my opinion his speed was dangerous because if anyone had pulled out for what ever reason, there wouldn't have been time to do anything about it. There are too many variables at that speed – you can't plan for everything.

As a result, I'll go back to my initial comment that I wouldn't like to see UK speed limits unrestricted like the autobahn.
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Doesn't Germany have the necessary rules and regulation in place to make sure it is safe? Don't they also have the safest and most reliable motorways in Europe? I think I remember reading these things. Someone else look it up and argue with facts.
 
hurfdurf said:
Change your posting



Yea, sorry, been busy with some irl stuff, haven't been able to pre campaign as much as I would like or address the issues my supporters want me to address during the run up. Bit too early to start with the big guns just yet, timing is crucial during the election cycle.



Shock horror as ex scrub tier poster (and rapidly declining back to scrub tier I may add) does not recognise top tier posting super star and original elite crew member.
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Boardering on the line of spamming now hurf.

I'd cut the whole mod speech. Any further posts will be deleted and infractions/suspension handed out where required if you continue to do so.
 
I'm a bit confused as to how one can spam an off-topic thread, surely as an off-topic thread its contents are by its very nature spammy, thats why they are in here not other threads :p
 
I went to an Astra meet today and found myself craving my VXR back. Got home and started looking on PH at fully speced out VXR's. Do'h!
 
hurfdurf said:
Doesn't Germany have the necessary rules and regulation in place to make sure it is safe? Don't they also have the safest and most reliable motorways in Europe? I think I remember reading these things. Someone else look it up and argue with facts.
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Not according to this link which is the source cited on the Autobahn Wiki entry stating that the Autobahn is safe.

In 2009 deaths per 1 billion vehicle kilometres on all roads:

UK: 4.4

Germany: 5.9

On motorways only:

UK: 1.3

Germany – no data... :p
 
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