Why are motor vehicles built to go faster than the legal speed limit?

Posted by: RainbowSpirit

31st Aug 2011 12:53am

I believe that all motor vehicles driven on public roads should only reach the maximum speed limit of 120km/h. I don't understand why car manufactorers have built them to go any faster? I am just wondering if there was any way they could actually put this idea in place, because to me it makes sense. I have never come across a sign that says to go 180km/h, have you? It will lessen the speed of drivers and it may also help to reduce the number of driving fatalities that occur each year on our roads.

Aussiebear

25th Sep 2011 06:59am

Because just in Australia is speed limit 100 km-110km/h,and and car manufacturers sell cars all over the world,not just in Australia! The problem is not the speed,it is the quality of the roads! I came from Europe,I drive more then 1 million km in my life,never have an accident,my biggest speed I drive a car it was 240km/h in Germany. And believe me,was not even a small danger,so perfect have the Germans the Autobahns! It is shame,but the number of driving fatalities in Australia it is from different causes,like alcohol, drugs,stupidity,(driving your car to 90 years old,when you cannot walk properly,I saw with my own eyes!),and the most important,again,quality of the roads. And I forget,quality of the cars too! I was driving on the highway,and a piece of junk,40 years old,fly overtaking me,a few km later was in the bush,upside down,with a tyre explosion! How is possible to let someone drive bombs on wheels like we saw many times on our roads?

Help Caféstudy members by responding to their questions, or ask your own in Café Chat, and you will get the chance of earning extra rewards. Caféstudy will match these and donate equally to our two chosen Australian charities.

Food Bank Australia not only plays a lead role in fighting hunger, but also a vitally important role in tackling Australia’s $20 billion food waste problem and helping the environment.

Australian Marine Conservation Society are an independent charity, staffed by a committed group of scientists, educators and passionate advocates who have defended Australia’s oceans for over 50 years.

ReachOut is the most accessed online mental health service for young people and their parents in Australia. Their trusted self-help information, peer-support program and referral tools save lives by helping young people be well and stay well. The information they offer parents makes it easier for them to help their teenagers, too.