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Step 1) raise driver skill
Step 2) raise speed limit
when ur 80 years old u better move it like the rest of us
@luke covill i am german and i cant confirm because there is a law that u can drive 20 km /h faster than allowed basicly without any consequences except to pay 20 euros everybody is at least driving 20 km/h over there speed limit... and i love it !! if 50 is allowed u get flamed if u dont at least drive 55 xD
@@einsteinwaswrong4702 I don't think everybody is doing 20 km/h more than allowed but since we have a tollerance of 9 km/h on the Autobahn everybody is going 10 km/h faster than allowed
@@jakobritter6715 es gibt nirgendwo in Deutschland eine Toleranz von 9 kmh. Auf der Autobahn hast du 3% toleranz. Um 9 kmh zu haben, müsstest du 300 kmh fahren
@@jakobritter6715 9km/h tollerance on the Autobahn? I thought there weren't any speed limits
I paid for the WHOLE speedometer.
That's a stupid claim, since your Tempo Needle will never reach the Limit written on your Speedmeter.
@@justuskruse8268 Its was a joke but yea i know.
@@justuskruse8268 1000cc bike speedometer is limited to 299 km/h (186 mph) but the bike itself can go somewhere around 320 km/h (200 mph ish). So if you want to use the whole speedometer, buy a litrebike.
@@mr_sowong9464 I don't like motorbikes.
Y. N. Are you sure about that?
Im from Germany and the only reason you stay out of the passing lane, is that at most of the time there is guy way faster than you even if you go 200 km/h ( 125 mph).
FÜHL ICH
Have driven in Germany before, everyone seems very sensible and disciplined on the road. Here in the UK so many people like to stay in the middle lane, as if there is some shame in being in lane 1
@handige rakkers not at all. All the crashes are fatal. A few lucky ones have survived. Reason why they make us get a license just for that road
Can you take me back to Berlin and Bavaria? I miss it already! 😥
Lane 1 usually has more debris and water tho
The first person fined for speeding in England was caught by an officer on foot.......... 🙄
😂
longkeith diablo cars back in the day were slow as fuck
The first (prooved) speed ticket in Germany: unbelievable more than 29kmh (approx 20mph) in a city. Car is still licenced and running :-) czcams.com/video/bQ4vB55z0RE/video.html
What the hell
@@StuffFilmedHere cars used to be really slow. Also- could just be a super fit policeman.
No but seriously guys. Stay OUT of the passing lane, thank you.
We should blame the drivers ed courses. (And the song) For labelling the passing lane as the "fast lane"
I guarantee that most people don't which lane the "passing" lane is.
It's only the passing lane in some states. In the majority of states the left lane is not a passing lane but you must move over if your going slower than others in traffic thus it being called the "Fast Lane". No one is taught by the DMV handbook in those states that its for passing only and thus would only learn it from their parents or if they have it their drives ed class (never had drivers ed). jalopnik.com/5501615/left-lane-passing-laws-a-state-by-state-map
Theres a flip side to that also. I was steadily passing cars in the overtaking lane (in the UK) and there was maybe a 5 to 6 car length gap between each car, so I was in the overtaking lane for quite some time. However I was using the lane the way it was intended, I was doing the 75mph speed limit while everyone else did 55-60mph. Then a guy in a Kia SUV come up behind me, rid my ass harder than a prison inmate and started flashing his lights trying to get me to move. No. Fuck you, I'm using the lane the way it's supposed to be used, there's not enough of a gap for me to pull over so I'm not going to take orders just because you want to drive 30 over with your family on board.
Seriously, if you're the type of guy who does this, fuck you.
Here in BC Canada they have made it law to pull to the right if traffic is behind you in the left lane on most highways... still too many who do not readily keep right tho. Same old story of never a cop around when needed.
I don’t see people texting and driving at 120 mph
Thanks for the likes 🙏🏽
@Paul Lo Cicero holy shit you are stupid
@@goodfella1605 calm down.
@@lordorris i think he's just adding a little bit more detail and make the original comment more agreeable. So...yeah. Don't get why you guys hating on that guy for some reason.
Wait, do you mean you can't imagine that happening, or when you are going 120, you literally don't see it...?
@A real bisexual petrol-headDoing something dangerous forces people to pay more attention because generally they dont want to lose their life, doing something trivial and repetitive that we dont want to do makes our minds wander and that's when accidents happen (not looking both ways at an intersection) (highway hypnosis) (day dreaming and not seeing the family crossing the road in front of you)
so no you wouldn't see people crashing at 120 mph
God I wish the passing lane law was enforced here in the US
Kevin Skillin if it was, there’d be a lot more surveillance. Ultimately making us safe speeders a target, too 😥
One time my uncle was driving through a small town and he got a speeding ticket for going 27 MPH in a 25 MPH zone.
@@QuarioQuario54321 it’s unlawful to get a ticket if you’re not going 5 over the limit, he should’ve disputed it in court.
@@davidlencha2042 I don’t think he did though
It is in texas
Donut: "Are Higher Speed Limits Safer?"
Germany: *Laughs in autobahn*
Germans are required to pay 2000 dollers on top of a mandatory 25-45 hour course led by a professional instructor.
Here in Canada your dad teaches you then you go pay 120 for G1 and G2 together.
@@MTKRAILROAD ok and?
@@benjd6017 Long story short: German drivers are much better because they know all the rules and stick to them.
@@geisterfahreruberholer2171 not what I asked but cool
@@benjd6017 it sounded like you mean why he mentions the driving school
There is a 55 limit on a six lane highway, everyone goes 70-80. Cops flood the road; it’s playing minesweeper hoping you’re not next.
And the cop has to do 90+ to catch up with you.
North California for you..
Florida has some roads like that.
@@edwardmiessner6502 yikes
Tell Maryland that. Heck, the state troopers top 110 MPH just to head back to their respective departments. I-95 shouldn't be a 55 MPH zone even though DMV drivers are some of most blatant idiots to ever receive a license.
Life would be a lot easier in the US if drivers followed the left passing lane rule.
git gud
Just wanted to let you know that it's a problem here in Europe too, but you're definitely right
Actually, they are NOT going to follow that rule unless the cops do!
ONCE in my 64 years of driving , have I ever seen someone pulled over for going too slow in the passing lane.
Some idiot/dumb states do not even have highway lane recognition !
Alabama for instance, says, pick a lane that looks like they are ong the speed you want to, and stay in it!
And that's what they do!
In Ca. and other states, I see trailers of any type are limited to 55, that generally keeps big rigs out of the passing lane. Generally!
Actually it’s technically not a rule in most states. Rather it is a strong suggestion most of the time
@@cookiemonster8095
It is technically a violation in Ca. Section 21654 subdivision a.
There are some roads in California, specifically highways, where having a speed limit makes no sense. I went on a trip to Mammoth mountain last year and we drove on Highways 58, 14, and 395. all three of those highways had virtually no corners and had nearly nobody on them. The flow of traffic on the 14 and 395 (what little of it there was) was 115 mph. No problems, no police, barely any other cars. Just open road and arbitrary signs that said the limit was 70. Its highways like those, out in the middle of nowhere with long straights and no traffic, that shouldn't have a limit.
Agreed, really they are all across the US. I've traveled across the country 2 times now by car and both times I was on those stretches of highways I found the same circumstances. Little to no cars, little police, and of course the 70mph limit sign I don't listen to. 115 is the speed limit on those roads man I do the same speed. I've blown by cops going 115, while they're going the speed limit and they don't even give a damn
CA needs to raise the maximum speed limit to 80 or tie Texas at 85
Yep, that's what most of the Northern Territory's roads in Australia were like before they introduced a default speed limit of 110km/h(70mph) These quiet, straight, long roads had no speed limits and while yes, the road fatalities were the highest in Australia, the fatalities did not decrease following the introduction of the speed limits.
2:15 The one guy who did over 90:
I don't have such weaknesses!
I HATE IT when there are a person in each lane, and they are going th EXACT same speed. It's like there looking at each other and saying, mwhahahaha!
ill beat them then snail them as soon as I get the chance
Love to snail. Snail all tailgatera aswell. Than wen the stop i blast off. Lol.
Driving right next to another vehicle is like the stupidest thing to do. What if yours or theirs tire blows, or someone swirls, or you need to change a lane. It's a recipe for disaster. I agree, I hate when people drive the same speed and block the road, especially when someone hangs at my side.
@@suprapike Or or maybe its just nonsense but..... You can move to the slow lane let him pass then get back on the passing lane doing 5 under the limit.
thier asking for an accedent, they kinda deserve it when they get one
One major difference. In Germany you will get ticketed for driving under the speed limit in the passing Lane... it might be a rule here, but have you honestly heard of anyone getting a ticket for driving too slow?
Yes actually.
Yeah, a friend of mine from out of country was actually pulled over and received a warning for driving too slow on his way to my house lol
Carbon Reed I hear of people getting pulled over for it where I live (there's a lot of old people here). I don't think they issue tickets for it though
JusCorn30 im in cali, and i wish they would do it here. There's always some asshole trying to do 80 in the slow lane, and the other asshole doing 55 in the fast lane
In some states you get a ticket for this, in others, you get tickets for driving to slow in any lane, whether it's an 'impeding traffic' ticket or some other term created to describe how unsafe it is to drive slower than the flow of traffic.
You forgot to mention a few key facts about the autobahn:
1) only certain sections are unrestricted, between major cities where you’re less likely to encounter on/off ramps
2) the cars are designed for it, and vehicle licensing is closely scrutinized to ensure only vehicles that should be on the road are allowed (btw, that level of gov’t oversight costs real money)
3) commercial vehicles have placards posted on their backend indicating the top speed that they’re legal to drive, and they do NOT drive in the left lane
4) unrestricted sections of the autobahn itself are designed such that insane speeds are safe - sweeping curves with gentle banking, deep and resilient road-bases (they last MUCH longer, but cost a boat load - we can’t even keep our current infrastructure up to par, let alone generate the political will to raise taxes for autobahn-depth road bases), expansive visibility, etc
5) the autobahn is kept meticulously clean with massive street sweeper vacuum trucks to minimize the chances that road debris will cause a crash at unrestricted speeds (again, expensive!)
6) German driving culture - Automated road signs will warn drivers of an upcoming traffic jam “Stau!” and drivers in all lanes will turn on their hazards (go figure!) to warn drivers behind them as they slow down (because as we all know, brakes lights don’t indicate how hard you’re hitting the pedal or that you’re not going to let up soon, because there’s a “stau” just over the hill that you can’t see yet). Also, related to their driving culture, when in Germany and especially on the autobahn, you don’t eat or drink ANYTHING while driving. The culturally acceptable way to satisfy your hunger or quench your thirst when road-tripping, is to take care of it at the service station. They almost all have small high-top tables inside the convenience store or on the patio between it and the fuel pumps, where you can enjoy your beverage and snack before getting behind the wheel again.
For all these reasons and more, unrestricted speeds make sense on the autobahn and comparing them to American interstates only exposes your ignorance.
And NOW you know!
TLDR; Germans are mature enough to be allowed to go vroom vroom. USA and UK can't be trusted because we are stoopid.
Tim Thaaaaaaaaaank you.
I am German
Franch here, we have mostly the same culture.
Hazard lights when there's an unexpected slowed down area.
And, yeah, we don't eat while driving, that's (to me) as dangerous as using your phone.
These things must be European spread culture.
Now that I think about it : Do German experience problems with foreigners on no speed limits Autobahns ? I never drove in Deutschland, and I believe I would be frightened to get overpassed by a car at 200 km/h (or more).
In France, as you may know it the speed limit is fixed at 130 on highways, and we rarely see people exceeding it by a large margin.
tl;dr, nobody cares Hans
two world wars and one world cup
EHECA was repealed in 95, but 25 years later most of the highways in PA are still 55mph. It's great, and totally safe when half the people are doing 80 and the other half are still doing the speed limit.
2:15 Watch the white car and black/grey car
I’m pretty sure they crashed
Damn
Oh no
They disn't crash, they made a light grey car.
@ISitOn MyArm thanks!
@@Donnerwamp lol
As someone from the EU who moved to the US, you can feel the difference of standards on the driver's license on the road. People dozing in the passing lane is one of the hardest thing to get used to.
It’s annoying to me too and I’m American.
@Tucson Jim dude I'm 18 I have to drive a manual I have to be awake at all times on the road also I don't waste my time partying unlike many many people my age and unlike many people I get perfect scores on everything that has a practical exam
Ezekiel2517 - As someone who is from the EU and have lived in America, I noticed the exact opposite. Europeans are NOT any more skilled than Americans, but I guess it depends on where you live in the US. I can imagine in major cities thats full of leftist hipsters and their ecoboxes their skill is what they learned in GTA, while in rural areas people actually learned to depend on their own skills in life therefore improving their driving as well.
DesertStateInEu I’ve been to big cities and rural areas. The driving is different but the result is the same. Absolutely no notion of stopping distance, nobody understands what the left lane is for, nobody understand how merging works either, truck tires exploded on the side of the road, equipment or materials not safely attached in truck beds, driving on the line, using the median for U turns, people using any kind of emergency vehicle as an excuse to take your spot when you go back in lane etc... EU drivers are not perfect, some places are crazy but I’ve never seen that level of blissful ignorance. Which is what happens when you put a 16 year old behind an enormous truck with little to no training. I have yet to tie a political party to driving skills though.
@@yousupreme First of all, its tied to politics because its tied to the mentality of people. Without going any deeper into politics, leftists have been trained to depend on the government, conservatives have learned to depend on themselves.
Second, that mustve been some exceptional place somewhere in Europe you lived, cause the type of behavior you described, Ive seen all over the EU.
Furthermore, allowing people to start driving at 15-16, and not allowing them to drink until 21, is the perfect way to go about it. By the time theyre legally able to drink, they will have years of experience behind them. In most parts of the EU, its 18 and 18. As in 18 to get a driver's license, and 18 to start drinking. What a great combination that is, being an inexperienced driver at 18 and already being allowed to drink right away.
But I digress, I'd much rather have the American way of doing things, its just more logical.
My driving licence cost 2.200€ (2.486 USD) and i have passed all tests the first time.
Greetings from Germany :)
My license cost 24.00 usd. As in 24 dollars. Greetings from Mississippi.
@@addisonmorton2348 And there's the reason why German roads are safer
I'm just loving that in AZ when/where I tested. My driver's license fee was $25. But I always drive safely.
Speed isn't at fault... If you're honestly a bad driver, your just as bad at 30, as you are at 80...
The truth has been told.
Instead of imposing speed limits, people should be taught to be better drivers.
The point is that if you're driving like an idiot and crash at 30mph you're less likely to kill someone than at 80mph
No Thanks that's why we should have more strict driving tests and requirements in order to get a license. Then it doesn't matter.
@@jordanbanko5347 you're right and we need to limit older people who can't see for shit
Speed is a issue.
If most people go 75 MPH in a 70 and There is a guy going 50 MPH in the left we have to zig zag around them.
Those causing more wrecks.
The speed issue is slow drivers.
But in big cities its worse to drive fast.
The whole video was just to say “stay out or the passing lane”
Nolan, good video. I would love to see you do a video related Law Enforcement, more particularly the evolution of their transportation from horseback to the modern day patrol car.
Thanks.
In rural area's most people I know say the same. It's the really slow drivers who cause the most accidents. They cause people to overtake in bad positions.
Speed don't kill people. Its suddenly stopping that does... Jeremy Clarkson
Paulabusa this is the cause of most non DUI accidents
As long as everything is going appropriately, speed isn't an issue. If you're doing 100mph down a city street it really only becomes dangerous if something unexpected happens or there's a mechanical failure.
The point of driving more slowly is that if something unexpected does happen, you've got more time to react and less momentum/ energy to dissipate.
As noted in the video, people tend to base their speed on a given stretch of road based on their sense of safety. Having landmarks closer to the road increases the sense of speed and will tend to lead to drivers driving more slowly.
And most states have a rule that the listed speed limit is the maximum limit on the road, so if conditions change, you may get a ticket even if you're going the limit.
well that's actually wrong because its impulse that kills people
Remember that when you have a blowout at 90 mph...
Jack Son here we go with what ifs. So a blow out at 80 is safe? That's the speed limit in Utah. What about people driving 200 on the autobahn?
The fact is, flat tires are becoming rare to the point that car manufacturers don't provide spares anymore. And if it does, it's not a blow out. So take your old wives tales somewhere else.
35 everywhere would be awful
ZacharyPrete to be fair.. it was in 1942 when cars had a lot less power and speed. A lot of those cars would barely hold up go 70 mph or if they could they would be almost full throttle and waste lots of gas. Nowadays 35 everywhere would suck, though.
Full throttle 70mph? That's not bad. My citroen can do 80
Imagine the traffic it would cause oh god no
even the traffic in 3 lane 40 mph road is bad enough but just imagine how bad the traffic would be if everywhere we're 35 mph only
The VW Bus maxed out at 60 mph.
The top half of Indiana is dominantly 30-35mph zones but in the past decade (with road rage peaking) nobody follows it, especially cops who just launch their cars and haul ass every chance they get.
i love this new format for wheelhouse
Just realized one of those speed markers is in my neighborhood
Ive been training for cross country. Theres gonna be a lot of cars recorded that drive at speeds ranging from 6-10 mph
It's not driving fast that kills you, it is suddenly becoming stationary.
its actually impulse stop being ignorant
@@scottb9997 you must be fun at parties. Totally missed the point of the op.
I understood his point he is just wrong
@@scottb9997 You actually didn't. He made a joke that only the stop= the crash is dangerous, not the speed.
It is the negative acceleration
in cities and narrow roads where it is hard to pass they should stay to keep some order but on highways there should be none like on autobahn, it sucks when I see a perfect empty strecth of wide, glass smooth highway and have a chance to go hit the top speed but am afraid some cop is gonna take my money and license away
That's because sadly so much of our world is about $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ :(
yup and its not like cops even get all the speeders, my brother got ticketed on our way to AR at 92, and I got away with hitting 135.... still not even that fast!
Speeding tickets have become too valuable of an alternate source of revenue. If a politician raises taxes, everyone complains, but if they increase traffic stops in the name of "safety", all of the suburban moms and old people rejoice that those "damn kids" are getting stopped for speeding. Louisiana is a prime example of this, I once got a ticket for turning right on yellow and the ticket said I ran a red light....luckily the cop didn't show up to the court date, but still, total BS.
A few things, car IS built for high speed, it was an open 3 mile stretch of highway, starting from an elevated position. I could literally see for miles, and there was nothing in sight. Instead of assuming and being a complete pillock, why dont you try asking a question before making an asinine assumption. go fuck yourself. Also, i've taken many driving courses and race cars on the weekends and lastly, the car wasnt even close to maxing. METALGAMER... lol what a complete moron you are.
Dariune this hwy by my house is long, straight and wide with no turns coming off of it but the speed limit is 50.. But the good thing is that its so wide and empty that you can see if a cop is chilling on the side of the road or not and if not, the flow of traffic is usually 80+ and 90 + in the passing lane. I think a lot of these kinds of hwys are speed traps.
Thankyou for that one last thing, much appreciated
very awesome and informative video :D thanks, you gays are awesome
From personal experience when people are going above the speed limit they tend to focus more on the road. And in today's world of distracted driving that might be a solution.
Yes that's true.
Soupy Chang so a driver who’s actively paying attention doing 70 in a 60 is dumb compared to a dumbass on their phone and doing makeup who’s doing 50 in a 60?
Soupy Chang no they will not! Things will happen very quickly if they don't focus they're fucked.
soupy chang ... you have provided nothing but 'dumbass' and non-arguements. i dont think you care enough about cars or driving to by making statements like this. have you ever done anything with cars? have you ever put you handling to the limit? apparently you have no concept of physics either. going in a straight line speed means nothing. and if u dont focus at higher speeds, smaller adjustments mean flips and death. ofc people would focus more and be safer at high speeds. why do you think drift events have people sliding so close? why do you think races have people driving so close? its because they are focused. focus is everything. slowing down is a false sense of security. its just an excuse to not drive well. a racing driver knows the exact limit of his tires and his engine, because he excercises these skills often. the scrub driver is couldnt be fucked to go the speed limit. who do you think is the more experienced and qualified driver?
So in your logic, raising the speed limit won't help, because people will drive distracted at higher speeds?
Germany road laws are best road laws. Italy is the most fun but scary
Been to India, that isn't driving, it is surviving. I wasn't allowed to drive, company policy. I 100% agree with you, that is the scariest driving I've ever seen in person.
The Autostrada and Autobahn are very similar with their laws. They have unrestricted zones but then limits (something like where the fatality rate is 1% higher than the average). Stay in the middle lane. If someone is behind you and they put their left blinker on, just move over. The culture of driving is SO much better.
The backroads through, there are essentially no speed limits and passing happens everywhere. I remember passing people on Amalfi drive which was one of the best roads i've ever driven. But there are scooters and motos everywhere so you need to be mindful. Loved it. Just watch out when driving in cities. There are areas where if you drive through it you'll be automatically ticketed if you drive down during a certain time. So you'll need the hotel to call and have them kill the ticket. That part was really annoying.
if people would stick to rules it would be good there..
There is a general problem with culture of driving in the US - there isn't any respect on the road. Living in MA, everyone is trying to compete with everyone else, so letting people by is like losing to these people, even if they're going 60mph in the fast lane with no one in front of them.
We need stricter requirements on licensing. I think they should force similar cost and training requirements to get licensed in the US. In the northeast, there should be required classes for driving in inclement conditions given you WILL encounter it.
ego is always soething people need to feen nowadays..
I live in rural Montana with 400ish people there. We were still trying to get up to date of the speed limit. So we had no speed limit in 2013.
Great facts... I trust the research bro! Don't let me down!!
"Stay out of the passing lane"
Michael Scott: *SMACKS DESK* "THANK YOU!!"
i read it in his voice
As car and driving enthusiasts, we have to TEACH people what the passing lane is. When I leaned to drive a couple of years ago, there was NO mention of a “passing lane.” I only first heard of it by videos like this.
In ohio, it was NEVER the passing lane. Traffic going slower than the speed limit and trucks were to keep right but the left lane was for cruising just like any other.
Only in 2015 did new wording change to make the left lane for passing.
Daniel Williams same. I didn't really know because I wasn't taught that well. now I make sure not to hog the passing lane though
Except for all the signs lining any highway saying "slower traffic keep right" or "left lane for passing only" or "keep right except to pass"
The_Doctors_Tardis, I've been driving in Ohio since 1985 and it's always been called the passing lane
Ohio is years behind then, LOL. I got my first license in 1989 and learned in drivers ed that the left was for passing only. Farthest to the right is the slowest to allow for people getting on and off the highway, and passing is always done to the left. On a three lane highway, you can drive in the middle going the speed of traffic, stay to the right if you're going slow, pass on the left if you're going faster (and then get back in the middle lane once you've passed who you're passing and it's clear to do so ).
Nobody should be in the far left lane unless they're actively passing someone to the right of them within a mile's distance of travel.
I liked in Aspen, Colo.. On the way to Las Vegas, once we got to Grand Junction, everyone started going 90 mph to get to Vegas. It was great...
I want more content like this, not to say you guys aren't doing a great job. Love all the videos, but learning is cool
Germany and the autobahn, Nuff said.
People are too busy looking down at their speedo and for cops than at the road. Then again people aren't always paying attention to begin with. But some speed limits are way slow. School zones and other limits make sense though.
iLupi
In Germany and Europe, only the well to do have "fast cars". The government will kill you in taxes, fees. gas is like 3x more then here. Most cars are 1.5L nonturbo diesel or less.
Last year I was Germany with a rented Opel Astra with a gas , non turbo, 1.4L. On auto bahn doing about 70 mph. I was passing 75%of the traffic. But there will be a sports car or three that will blow my doors off...on the open I interstate at 70 mph I was slower then most traffic. The fastest cars only 20mph faster. In autobahn the fastest was 40 mph faster. (Interstate, in the 90s. Autobahn, in the 100s)
I sincerely believe the average traffic speed in the interstate is faster. But the top speed of the fastest in the autobahn. Again your average European car is slower then you average American car.
I think that your experience also has a lot to do with the place you were driving. I've driven a dozen of times in Germany for only about 10,000km total. So, I'm not that experienced, but what I've noticed is that the removal of the speed limited gives drivers more responsibility to determine a safe speed and almost everyone seems to take that responsibility well. Therefore around cities and on more congested roads traffic usually driver between 100km/h (65mph) and 130km/h (80mph), if that's not already the speed limit in those areas. However on the quieter roads traffic flows are often faster. Most traffic then drives about 130km/h (80mph) to 150km/h (95mph) and while I often drive about 170km/h (105 mph) to 200km/h (125mph) I feel that although I often overtake other cars there are still regularly cars overtaking me. And what I noticed is that due to the lack of speed limits I take a more responsible approach on determining a safe speed and at the same time also can keep more focused on the road as I don't have to watch my speed-o-meter for possible speeding.
And most modern cars, even with small engines, can manage 160km/h (100mph). I've done that speed consistently with several 1.0l engined cars.
People too busy looking at their speedo's...while driving? forgive me but this comment seems extremely random.
Speedo = Speedometer.
Cruise control makes looking at a speedometer unnecessary.
I absolutely hate Semi trucks that drive IN THE LEFT LANE
I remember being a part of earning a grant for a small city street. ODOT (Oregon Department Of Transportation) was proposing to put a 3rd lane of traffic for the uphill section of a few different passes. I remember e-mailing the guy, that proposed the extra lanes, of 3 semis drag racing up a 2-mile mountain at 35 mph in a 65 even when the sign says "Trucks use right 2 lanes ONLY."
I agree but also realize people are fucking assholes to truck drivers. Tiny 1/2 ton coupe "Let me cut his truck off because it's slow and I can." 5 ton truck "Cut me off and I wont be able to stop in time." People that think they're the best drivers are probably the worst.
Driving side by side for miles!!!
If you like food games drink and electronics shut the fuck up
Due to trucking companies putting governors in trucks limiting the speed so sometimes it takes them awhile to pass it's even worse when a car speeds up when they try to pass they have deadlines to meet that are way more sensitive than yours
Crazy just watched my first formal drift and it was Matt in that vet. Then I saw this video
I've driven in Germany and its AMAZING! Although their speeds cameras suck, and the stoplights are really weird being on the same side of the road.
Seriously, no more speeding tickets and a 1000x more traffic tickets for people who don't signal, travel too slow and pile traffic behind them.
Raising the limit would be great. Improving drivers is a whole other issue however.
i know if people could actually drive and stay off their phones they could drive correctly and speed limits could be increased
its because driving is now seen as more of a right than a privilege so any wreckless 16 year old can jump behind the wheel for a couple hundred bucks earned after a summer of mowing lawns or something
Driving is an absolute necessity in the US, if you don’t want to take 45 mins to go to the nearest Walmart am I right?
Just stay out of the left lane so you don't need to hop 3 lanes to get around them
njshift if people could stop sending snapchats and texting their significant other maybe if would be safer
I used to peg my speedometer on my 1986 IROC Z modified 350 V8 at 150 on the Hiway back in the day
Stay out of the passing lane.
Californian: What is a passing lane?
Just buy a pickup truck or sports car and outfit it with LED high beams, problem fucking solved
The 85th percentile method is flawed for one simple reason - it's rarely measured on a road that doesn't already have a speed limit in force.
As a result, many people won't drive to a speed they think is safe, but will simply drive slower in order to obey the speed limit in force (perhaps out of fear of prosecution) and so you'll end up with an estimate of the 85th percentile that is too low.
there is one other reason to have lower speed limits. for when you need to pull out of your driveway or a parking lot while in town. but on the highway i see no reason not to have higher speed limits. i sense pretty much no more danger going 60 than going 85 on a highway. but driving a truck hauling a trailer it can get a little unstable when you get past 80 so i usualy dont go past it.
Most people going the speed limit would still be driving lower than the 85th percentile speed on highways thus not having much effect, these people are overly cautious and scared or distracted and wouldn't be going much faster in a 65 zone than an 80.
@@ameraldas3641 Higher speeds has dramatically more energy for even a little increase of speed. It's not the mistakes we make while driving (we can assume drivers crashing their cars is a statistical certainty) but rather wheat happens after you've done your mistake. Would you rather roll you car as 65 mph or at 85 mph? The 85 mph crash has about double the energy, hence double the injury and damage. Just a 5% increase in highway speed results in a 30% increase of deaths.
Then there is city speed limits. Almost every pedestrian survives when hit by a 20mph driver, but only 1 in 10 survive if hit by a 35mph driver.
Higher speed limits doesn't work to stop people crashing, it just works to mitigate the damage high speeds cause. US drivers kill about 40,000 people per year, and no one has ever been killed by being bumped by a shopping cart.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/07/25/safety-board-warns-speed-kills-many-drunken-driving/510717001/
I thought that was some kinda speed trap tbh
@@langhamp8912 Actually, many people have died in low speed accidents, they are called pedestrians, and you could be killed at 1 MPH.
The Garden State Parkway's speed limit should be increased. Everybody goes 75-80 on a 55/65 mph highway anyway.
New Jersey Turnpike too. Its 65 there below like exit 14 I believe, and you can go 85 and still have people flying past you. 6 lanes, 3 of them with no trucks, barely any curves and its 65? WTF
@@joesucks8417
Shit, I was somewhere between exit 4 and 6 on the turnpike and I saw a state trooper going 90 plus.
@@joesucks8417 The NJTP should honestly be 85 lol. NO ONE goes 65 xD... Maybe make it 75 at night
@@FlightX101 this! Nobody obeys the speed limit there!
HLP truck lane is usually going 85-90 but the trucks there go about 70-75 car lane rarely gets above 85 just because there’s too much traffic and night usually 75
I just wanna say based on the thumbnail, if speed limits were increased to 100, my car would be running at 5k rpm the entire time
Just re draw your speedo
I think a lot more transmission shops would open up to retune the older transmissions.
@@eddie1683 I think you mean tachometer
Depends on what your tach out is. What car?
It comes down to leaving the left lane open for passing. But now a days people get offended and take it as road rage when you simply flash them to pass and they pass on the right.
First, make it harder to get a licence in the states.... So many vegetables on the road who cant drive for shit. Then, we need to maintain our highways better... Then we can have pretty close to autobahn style freeways here in the US.
Also insurance structures need to be changed. Most people in Germany have $1 million in coverage for auto...but it costs 1/3 the price monthly lol
Americans are dumb enough that small towns are unpaving the roads to save $15/year per person on road maintenance. We freak out over a 25 cent gas tax increase. There is no political will to maintain highways better. Especially since Germany has 9x the population density of the US, that's a lot less road to maintain per person. Plus, nothing in the US is within walking distance and alternative transport options are shit. We like to think driving is a privilege but really, its a right.
yan-Deriction i dont understand why anyone in the Usa could ever complain about gas prices at any time in their lifetime. Its still 1/4th or less of the price in Europe. Its almost 1.80 euros a liter here. thats 8$ a gallon. I garantuee you, raise the prices, less cars on the road in america.
In Germany it's about $6 per gallon right now. But Germans pay a lot of taxes and get a lot better deals on cars so it's about even with the US in yearly driving costs
Germans are so lucky, us Dutch are fucked with car prices and taxes
Can't raise speed limits unless you raise the requirements for driving licenses.
In the US, most states at least, you walk in and get a free license pretty much.
In Germany you have to take a ton of classes, practice and theory, and the total cost adds up to about $2k. If you don't pass it, you have to pay most of it all over again. Guess what that means? It means that people give a shit because if they don't pass they burn money and time.
And this applies to most of Europe, some countries are worse, others are a bit less strict (I live in italy and the cost of a driving license is equivalent to about $1k, again, if you don't pass it you have to take classes and pay the test again.)
edit: and let's not even mention the fines... I saw a superspeeders video where mr. Spaghetti was whining about an $3k fine in Switzerland "for an u-turn" - those people did a u-turn IN A TUNNEL on a highway (or at least 90kmh limit road) CROSSING DOUBLE WHITE and he bitches for 3k fines? What the fuck? It's good enough they didn't get their licence revoked and cars impounded on the spot. You want these people to be on limit less roads? Fuck no you don't.
The US has some of the worst drivers in the world, you can't raise the speed limits or remove them with such a high number of idiots on the road.
Galf506 Preach
Spot on
I agree fully, but it is more then $300 here IF you go for drivers ED (which is a great idea as it lowers insurance premiums). In total I paid $150 (G1 and G2), $60 or $80 (Full G), and $950 for drivers ED (30 hrs instructional, 10 hrs on the road). However I 100% agree that our licensing requirements should be MUCH stricter, a good way to do this would to at least make drivers ed mandatory.
I completely agree with the idea of a stricter license, but a 2k cost for a license would be an infringement on Americans personal freedom. I think a harder but still accessible license process would keep people much safer.
if you dont pass the thory part its about 100€, the practical part costs around 350€
swizerland has immence fines, but doing a u-ie in a tunnle with limits of 90kmh, i would have taken their licence away. people with no common sence shouldn't be driving.
I've always wondered if those black cords were set on the road to measure speed. Thanks to this video, I now know for sure that is the case.
I grew up in the OC and didn’t know about passing lanes until I moved to the Midwest; it’s a great system.... but I can’t imagine the 405, with passing lanes utilized.
I just wanna do 100 in a school zone
we talking about highways and freeways not cities/urban areas/ back roads....
you wouldnt be saying that if you had a kid
I just want to do 100 in m1abrams 1776 kids school zone.
That fat asian kid Asian driver no surviver
Just a joke, chill.
Slow drivers are more dangerous and cause more wrecks than speeders. I say this because the slow drivers clog up both lanes and get in the way of the faster drivers
Skillet people on GT Sport. 😡
Skillet also when you are driving fast you are more aware of your surroundings and other drivers, slower drivers are often distracted and often daydream because driving is such a boring task to them
Amen brother!!!
Or, slow drivers who move in front of you WITHOUT a turn signal so you have to slam your brakes.
Where I live there are slow drivers that will speed up to stop you from passing. If you see an opening and try to go to it they will slam on the gas to close that gap. One time this guy was going 60 I saw that I had a chance to go around so I went 80 and the fucker started going 80 too. I thought to myself biiiiitch and decided I wasn’t gonna go behind him to go slow again, so I sped up even more and he started going more so I gassed it and passed him and looked at him and the bitch was looking at me. The amount of times this happens is so frustrating to the point that these people make me take risks (which I know I shouldn’t do, but in the moment I made it up in my mind that I’m passing so I’m gonna pass)
Hey Nolan thank you for telling people left lane is for passing
I reside in rural Washington and the interstate that runs north and south around here has a posted limit of 80mph and the flow of traffic (if any) tends to be around 90-100mph.
If you do the speed limit here in Houston you have a death wish, cause someone is gonna ram into the back of you, and not in a good way. If you're not doing at least 80, you're going to damn slow
That Guy I lived in Houston for 3 years and can confirm. Bumper to bumper rush hour traffic at 70mph rain 70mph fog 70mph. Took some getting used to.
that's one of the many reasons i want to move to Texas/ Houston
Same with SC. I’ll do 30 over while in the right lane and still get passed haha
It's hit or miss where I live in Tennessee. I've been doing 90 & passing literally everyone & the next day doing 90 again in the right lane & still getting passed
In houston the problem is when it starts raining people slam on their brakes but after rain keeps pouring they pick up on the speed. but god dam people don't know what the fast lane is.
I can't drive.... FIFTY FIIIVE!
Nuh nuh-nuh-nuh nuh-nuh-nah!
I want a 512BB so much
Hue-Man this came to my mind the moment I heard 55 mph
Duh its the normal speed on our country roads suz we have km/h
pimp mill what's that mean, kunts per hectare?
There are plenty of speed limits on the Autobahn here in Germany too, usually 130km/h, 120km/h, 100km/h, 80km/h or 60km/h (the last three mostly progressively before/during construction sites)
$300 my drivers license was $25
Mine was like $40 bucks but I also went to a third party DMV and both tests took a total of 30 mins lol
yeah but you had to take a driver's ed class that cost a decent amount of money, did you not? Last I knew, everyone had to do that unless they were 18 when getting their license.
@@Billothy69 my drivers ed class was $20
@@Yes-qqqq bruh how tf? Mine was like 200
@@Billothy69 mine was through my high school so my school paid for the majority of it for all kids
I need a black or white answer to this! At least we can all agree that slow people need to stay out of the left lane.
Tyler McCain YES
Tyler McCain yes
Yes
I wanna say yes so bad but as a gps'ed delivery driver( no not mail) i have been stuck at the speed limit on the left lane so many times it's just a fact of life at this point,
And the middle lane
Now y'all gotta make a video about the old ass electric cars!
they work the same way a Tesla would (except without the Autopilot)
zeerotx right, they cant just leave us hanging like that
The original Tesla by actual Tesla lol
zeerotx old jdm electric cars r shitty and fun
It all because of magnets
Never knew what those black cord were on roads. Now I do thanks man
If I stay out of the passing lane? then I might hit someone, i don't wanna hurt innocent people while I'm going 217mph in my 06 Stang.
217? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
US 290 in Houston speed limit is 60 flow of traffic is 75-80
Thats so true👏
Me pushing 96 in the passing lane shit I make fine ass time tho
Yeah it is i live next to it
JLV4 yep
HW 290 here in Austin is 75. Stay at 100+ because no one uses it. Never any cops either.
The only near accidents I've been in are when idiots are texting, mostly under the speed limit.
Slim Dave I have a ton of issues on my drive to work because people don’t understand what yield means or that their lane is ending even though there was a sign a half mile back.
In California, we now have people who think it's a good idea to smoke pot while driving.
I go with the flow of traffic, in New Jersey its usually 75-80 Miles an hour sometimes 85 only on interstates. I do about 40 on curvy rural backroads.
The crowded 3 lane local roads around my city have speed limits of 55-65 mph with stoplights everywhere.
In Germany we can drive on some parts of the Autobahn without a speedlimit but many parts of the Autobahn have speedlimits (usually 130km/h). And yeah our test is hard (not that hard in my opinion but i know some that failed) but still doesn't prevent Idiots from driving 😐
Leo U. Yeah sadly there are way too many idiot drivers on our german roads. And you are right about the difficulty of out driving tests. I had no problems what so ever but i still think it should get harder and involve more fast driving on the autobahn. I remember i had one lesson late in the evening where i had to go up to 160 kmh one single time, that was it. After recieving my licence my dad sat me in his Merc E350 d and told me to go flat out, i hit 255 kmh. That certainly was diffenrent to the 160 kmh in that driving-school-VW-Golf. After more hours on the Autobahn i started to understand what it means to have no speed limit. When you are the one going fast, pay all attention and look further ahead. If you are the slow one with other fast drivers on the road, fucking use your mirrors and respect fast drivers. I don't know how many times i had to brake hard because some ignorant dumbfuck just pulled onto the left lane, even though he could easily have waited to let me pass. If everyone drives cautiously, derestricted roads are just as safe as restricted ones.
@@AspireTurbo It should get more expensive then people will think twice to make the license I would say about 10000€ and If you fail another 1k :D
@@xThetomhawk like why?
This would lead to only people with enough money being allowed to drive? It does not make them drive good though
You can see "rich" idiots on the Autobahn speeding in their Porsche at 320 KMH and the driver who is driving near the "Recommended" speed limit of 130KMH will get a Heart Attack. You can get very scared when a Porsche speeds.
svijayiitk yeah and then those idiots get smoked by boba in his golf #bobamotoring
Its better to drive 65 in 55 but focus on the road all the times than go 55 but keep looking at the speedo
(also the faster you go the more focused you are overall)
Well yeah but after you drive for a while, you'll start to get a feel for what speed you're going without having to stare at the speedo. Also, most cars on the road have cruise control anyway so that's not really that big of an issue.
Cruise control?
@@vilkku792 I never cruise cruise control in my vehicle. Speed management keeps my mind focused on the road. I make quite a few 6-12 hour round trips throughout the year, and just steering gets way too boring too quickly. I also come from an area with some of the worst road conditions in the US, so speed management is a skill you have to hone in this area. Not as in "stay at 25 miles per hour cuz the sign says so" but like "here is an extremely sharp, blind turn on a cliff side with no guard rail, so take it at 15mph or you might die" where as after that may be a relatively smooth straight stretch that you can easily hit 60 on with no issue. Maybe it's just natural selection, but people where I'm from tend to be better at measuring the safety of their speed for the road their on. It makes a one size fits all speed limit ridiculous to me. Some people are just able to drive just as safely at higher speeds than others.
@@TheAwesomes2104 I agree with the OP's statement, and yours also. I find I focus more when driving faster on the motorway, and when not using cruise control. I actually don't like cruise control after actually using it, as I find it makes me zone out as I don't have to manage my foot work to keep my speed. Also you lose the ability to release the accelerator to slow down without braking, and if it's not adaptive you have to change the speed or turn it off (either by braking or the switch) when you catch up to the slow and inattentive driver that won't move over. I use the speed limiter function more, as it stops me from speeding but allows me full control of the vehicle. But I try to avoid using it as well.
I learned the hard way about reducing speed at corners and not just doing the speed limit. I once almost span out in a Honda Accord because I thought I could keep up with another car on a sharp bend. However, driving a CLK 320 later, I realized some cars are better at high speed cornering than others, and rear wheel drive ones are generally better than front wheel drive, for cornering speed. But you also have the risk of unintentional oversteer (drifting). Intentional drifting is fun though, but best avoided on public roads.
After getting some years of experience driving, I also have straight up turned off cruise control in my car. (tbh I hardly used it to begin with and would be even less likely to use it in a manual car). I find it better to have constant access to direct and instant control on how much throttle I use to drive at highway speeds... considering I go into the passing lane a little often to overtake slower drivers and semis.
Another thing is that I've seen and moreso hear of people using their damn cell phones on the highway like wtf. People who know me tend to think I'm the reckless driver always averaging more than the speed limit- yet I've never been the one to get into an accident because when I drive, I drive and focus only on that. I vehemently argue that speed limits in most places should be a little higher. People would be less likely to use their phones while driving.
Much greatings from Germany
Where I live, one lane ppl are going 45-50, in another theres a line of ppl passing all of them tailing each other at 85. It’s the worst 😖
Flipping soccer moms
and their "I want to speak to the manager" haircuts
*Menopause intensifies*
#fuckconnor
Why can’t Connor just do like baseball or something
Suboptimus Lime Minivans are great.
I live in the passing lane at 95mph flying by everyone going the 55mph speed limit because I think Germany has it right. Safety first
Germany has it not right. Its not really safe driving on German Autobahn. Most people drive around 80 mph. Lorries and semitrailers are allowed to drive only 55 mph. Then there are speed limit free Autobahn segments like the Freiburg to Karlsruhe, which I drive on daily base, where lots of people drive their rep station wagons and SUV's up to 124 mph. The speed differenced are too big which makes it a dangerous place to speed up.
Saw a lot of accidents in 2 years. Lots of traffic jams because of them.
Mostly Swiss people are totally nuts and speed a lot until they tailgate very close to the slower car.
Its a myth, German Autobahns are safe. I'm for a speed limit of 80 mph (130 kph), would be a lot less stress on the streets.
Heck ya dude I’m gonna fast or I’m not driving at all
90 at least everywhere I go except residential. Slower traffic is dangerous. All accidents happen from slow drivers and new drivers.
In Idaho on the I 90 freeway some part of it has a 75mph limit.
2:15
That one dot at 90+ is one of us.
I think thats me. I was going 93
Staying out of the passing lane. If we did that as hardcore as Germans, we probably could get speed limits raised or removed.
It's really not all that great as people make it out to be, there still is some oblivious person on the autobahn who will ride in the far left lane and only do 130kph (recommended speed, in an unrestricted area) and not get over if someone is behind them, but as soon as you pass them, they'll flash their lights at you (also illegal, can't flash on the autobahn). Assholes are everywhere, it happens.
phantom 1911 I'm pretty sure its illegal. I've always been told that
It's illegal in America to go slow in the left lane and to pass in the right lane problem is it's not enforced and thus people don't care and do it anyway.
Conversely, we have idiots here ride your ass when the lane to the left is wide open.
Speeds should increase on those endless straight line roads with no deer or town in sight for 100 miles.... but yea, kept the same everywhere else
Shut the fuck up
adam theiss
Running out of arguments and resorting to cussing, I see?
Luke Augustus so I don’t live anywhere near the middle of nowhere (I live in suburb in Texas) but I do know a lot about other states’ speed limits and those middle of nowhere highways aren’t limited to 55. In the really rural west areas they’re usually 65-70 (or 75 in states like Texas and Nevada). However, I do know that states like Arizona (which I’ve only been there once like 10 years ago FYI, I just know from internet) have 65 on 2 lane roads and I do think it should probably be higher there.
I got ticked for going 67 in a 55 dead of night with little traffic. Cop was completely hidden too he apparently hit me with his rear radar and followed me all the way an extra mile or two speeding up to get me stopped. I’m a little salty about it I think country roads can easily be 70.
@@Fast4.6 What an excellent argument /s
The faster you go, the faster you get to your destination and off of the road (and thus the sooner you reach a state of having a 0% chance of crashing).
In Greece (EU) roads are mostly categorised and people know (or at least should know) the limit without having to see a limit sign. It is necessary to know that if you want to get a licence.
i did a 2k word research paper in college about why speed limits are irrelevant. there are 2 main factors as to why they are. 1: no one drives the speed limit, i've been on the road countless times when the limit is 55 and everyone's going 80, I've even see the average speed of traffic be around 90. this implies that the word "speed limit" is clearly only about a legal limit not anywhere close to actual limit any can physically drive their car. if everyone is driving 90mph and thats what they feel comfortable doing then they can totally drive faster if they needed to. 2: the solomon speed curve. this is a curve showing the amount of accidents relative to the average speed of traffic. the least amount of accidents occur 10 mph over the average speed of traffic. so if the average speed of traffic is 90 mph then the safest speed to travel would be 100, but its not that big of a difference. and at that point you would be going 45mph over the limit. according to the graph the same number of accidents occur at the average speed of traffic as they do going 20 mph over the average speed. which would be 110 which is twice the speed limit. speed limits are dumb and only a way for cops to bring in money. if the majority of the population is more worried about being caught speeding than by any safety risks of actually speeding it shows how irrelevant speed limits actually are
I am willing to read that essay if youre willing to share :o
Could you send that essay, this is one really interesting essay
Yes, if no one drives the speed limit, then they are irrelevant. But here in Finland pretty much everybody drives the speed limit because we have automatic speed cameras on many highways. I think it's a good thing that there's some kind of a rule on how fast you are allowed to drive. When everybody is driving approximately the same speed, it leads to smoother traffic and all in all safer driving.
I don't think the problem is with speed limits existing, it's with people not respecting the speed limits/the speed limits being set too low.
_"the least amount of accidents occur 10 mph over the average speed of traffic"_
This doesn't sound convincing to me. If you are driving faster than most of the traffic, you will have to worry about overtaking all the time. Well, maybe that keeps you more focused on driving... Depending on the road, overtaking can be dangerous. Sure, if it's a wide road with many lanes and the lanes going to the opposite directions are separated, then it's not a problem (though some idiots who don't pay attention may still make it more dangerous than just following the speed limit). But if you have only one lane and the lanes going to the opposite directions are not separated from each other, overtaking is definitely more risky than just following the speed limit.
BTW, I just checked out the Solomon curve, and you are incorrect. The curve says that the safest speed is 0-10 mph above the average speed of the traffic (not that 10 mph above the average speed is safer than the average speed). Also, I'm not sure how reliable that curve is. It's based on pretty old research (from the 1950s) and there have been more studies conducted since. According to Wikipedia "Subsequent research suggests significant biases in the Solomon study, which may cast doubt on its findings." For example this study casr.adelaide.edu.au/ruralspeed/RURALSPEED.PDF says that driving even 10 km/h faster is twice as risky than driving the average speed.
So the reason we have speed limits is because the majority of drivers are undereducated and or too stupid to follow road laws.
Great.
CarNutz unfortunately, the rules are designed to protect the majority of the population.
The rules are designed to cater to a large portion of the population who shouldn't be behind of the wheel of a car in the first place.
I've seen some crazy, crazy stuff on the roads. Stuff that, in any other sensible country, would easily land the offending driver in jail for six months or a year.
Standards need to be far stricter here in the States, especially when you have such a huge population in control of 2-4 ton, gasoline-filled missiles driving about.
That’s the basis of all rules
CarNutz i totally agree. like Jeremy Clarkson said, 'if you dont care about cars, you shouldn't have a drivers liscense'. and if people dont care, then hopefully teslas will be made cheaper and more common and people should be encouraged to use trains and buses instead. i hope that car enthusiasts are the only ones driving cars in the near future. we dont need idiots on the road for any reason.
CarNutz nope it's because states get millions in fines
I was on the left lane in Germany doing 185mph and was mostly on the left lane because I was faster than everyone else. Until... I saw the headlights of a McLaren. I moved over to let him pass me and he then stayed in front of me, would speed up to way over 200mph just to slow down again to let me catch up again. He did that a few times, the fastest I could go with a bit of downhill (tuned RS6) was about 194mph. It was fun to have him there and going back and forth for a while, especially since both of us were abiding by the rules and not getting into other lanes with other cars, endangering them.
Can you do an entire wheelhouse on the autobahn and stuff around germany
I've always heard that speed differential is what really causes accidents. So having artificially low limits means a greater differential between people that follow the posted sign and those that drive the "natural" speed.
Yes, well, no. But slow drivers are more dangerous than fast drivers... imo.
Yes! Strapped in, then checked out.
a friend used to go 5mph under to piss off everyone. they go around haphazardly and almost get killed.
friend also raged and teamed up with semis to slow down traffic on 4 lane hwy one side
i thoroughly enjoy motorsports but not riding passenger with them.
women are twice as likely to get into a fatal accident vs men in that study, speed does not play but a 1-3% factor that might have that partly to blame
they determined that it was the quality of vehilces, steering, braking, visibility, etc that determined road safety not speed, but delta velocity and ability to account for hazards
speed traps and tickets are shit. it makes staring at the odometer and rear view mirror more dangerous than driving comfortably at higher speed. everyone including cops know this.
@@SynthD another way to increase traffic
@@Baigle1
would like to point out that men's brains are literally better at handling exactly that. Their vision is better at catching quick movements, their sense of direction has been found to be on average better then women, even the way men communicate is way better suited for driving purposes, hell men are even better at taking a hit if they get into a crash due to a naturally stronger body. and yes I did just get offended you just implied women suck at driving yet at the same time defend your statement.
Objectively not true.
Facts! Everyone needs to watch this video.
0:35 “There are people and horses and vegetables, think about the cantaloupes” 😂😂😂😂
Speed has never killed anyone. Suddenly becoming stationary, that’s what gets you
@Tucson Jim r/woooosh-I know death's a serious issue, but it's _his_ problem.
drive right pass left
I got a ticket for travelling in the passing lane (without passing) a while back, and it was a lesson learned. It made me realize that such lane is for passing only. I never knew that until then. You live and you learn. Remember folks, keep right except to pass!
It wasn't until the last 10 years or so that highways near my home town went up from 55 to 65/70 mph. Even still, people regularly go 85+
Yet they're reducing the speed limits in the UK because that means more ticket money... I've been riding a motorbike for 3 years with no accidents and I often speed when it's safe (aka a clear road with no junctions or blind spots). I will continue to drive how I think is safe and will just take any tickets I get and continue to be called a menace by people who don't know what an indicator is and drive 10mph under the limit.
If you know your car (or motorbike in your case) then you should feel the need to drive how you feel safe.
90-100mph isn't an issue at all on the motorway, especially if there isn't much traffic and visibility is clear.
The problem I've seen with people is they don't know how to drive safety which includes getting speed blind so you'd speed/creep up to the car in fronts bumper then change lane the very last second where you either perform an F1 manoeuvre or slam your brakes and gasp for air like you've seen a hairpin corner travelling way too fast in a very foggy road.
If people knew to look far ahead and change lanes maybe 5-7 car lengths before they actually do, we would have a much lower accident rate and much more efficient motorway.
On the M58 motorway (Freeway) close by our House the cars average 75 to 80 Naturally As for side roads with 20 mph nobody drives @ that speed (funeral car pace) instead they stick to the old 30 mph limit built up area only Speed humps/chicanes means an unnecessary gear change in places. The worst examples of driving is car drivers who pass... correction Drift by our house still thinking the 40 mph road is still a 20 mph zone NOOBs?
Luckily no accident has occurred yet Can understand Commercial vehicles running slow on the 40 but as a driver who runs at a normal pace these mobile road blocks will clock up a few hits.Just like old rural farm tractors and electric milk floats.😒
Then we have the Proposal that newer European Cars fitted with speed limiters as being regulated by remote control in a year or 2
This has raised many Technical issues besides the Pollution and Safety aspects .Very lively debate going on in Europe on news forums feedback and CZcams
Doubtless North America will have you all pedaling along @ 50 or Less and 20 or less about town? I anticipate that legislation to go through in a year or 2 after Europe "Saves Oil"(They claim)
I myself used to do this all the time because even though I drive fast, I never get into an accident because I'm focused and observant. Yet the cops have come down on me a year ago and after spending $500 on tickets and having to change insurance companies because my previous decided "fuck you we're not insuring your reckless ass", I've had no choice but to succumb to becoming the kind of driver I hate- a slower one and as much as I hate it, I'm kind of used to it at this point. i can only hope a change to driving laws for the better can come by someday...
And then there’s the fact that on the m6 and the m1, you have to go 50 through roadworks to protect the workforce that is never there. Worst part is, they have average speed cameras, so you can’t speed
I’m guessing this is why the forza 4 ai is a lot slower than the people here in the US
How about make every Car Manual?
You rarely see a guy/woman on the phone or eating when they have to change gears.
Reese Satalin making every car manual, would mean less drivers on the road... At least for while. And then we'd have amateur drivers stalling all over the place.
If you want to see people texting, eating, putting make up on etc. while driving a manual, then come to Germany and see it for yourself
I’ve eaten cereal when driving my manual around. It’s all in the knees.
Just take some practice and you will succeed :D
Speak for yourself. I can enjoy a frosty soft drink without cup holders(E30) and drive a manual just fine. Same goes for eating or managing the radio.
From from LA to Vegas. I had to deal those damn tour buses driving next to each on a 2 lane highway and going under the speed limit.
In Sweden the standard speed limit on non highways is 80kmh or 50mph but there is a lot of people going 100-120kmh or 60-75mph on those roads, I recently held a moving average speed of 100kmh or 60mph on a 5 hour long road trip in the long forest roads of the north with my crappy citroen hatchback