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Originally Posted by Humdizzle
fast is just a relative term. An f80 can comfortably do 120-140mph on the highway without breaking a sweat for an extended time. My civic feels sketch past 90.
we have speed limits though because:
1) US govt doesn't take care of our roads + they want our money with tickets
2) people are dumb and think driving is a right not a privilege (left lane hogs, not letting people merge onto the highway, people merging on the highway below the speed limit, etc)
3) we allow beaters on the road that would probably take a football field to brake if they were doing 100+.
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This is one of the biggest reasons why we dont have an autobahn style road. We have very lax requirements for cars to be deemed "road worthy". I'd be all for them upping those requirements and allowing higher speeds, but that would 100% never happen because a lot of people cant afford a newer safer car.