Cars & Transportation

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

Cars & Transportation

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.

Anonymous
  • 2nd Feb 2012 08:52pm

So what you are saying if we are all trained to the skill of racing drivers there would be fewer accidents??
Do you really think Craig Lownes can speed down city streets with his skill I don't think so. Maybe thats why they race in the 1 direction. Without pedestrians, controlled, uncontrolled intersection with beautiful street scapes to hinder the drivers view.
If you look at statistics of counries that have different road rules to us i.e. speed and seat belts they also have a mortality rate to match.
I agree speed isn't the only factor that kills or injurs, however it is the one thing that we can all control as individuals. DRIVE TO THE CONDITIONS, its not the goverments job to pack your lunch and wipe your b_m, so why should they bare the responsibilty to make sure you don't bump your high powered vehicles on a tree. And who would pay for these roads?? Taxes barely cover the things we take for granted today,
I would hazzard a guess that 95% of the driving public at any one time would not travel any distance to achieve any real time benefits.
And if you can't overtake another car or semi at a max of 130kph then you shouldn't be attempting the manouvre in the first place.
I believe 130kph is ample for everybody and it would reduce some of those rediculous high speed chasers that a few morons do which inevetably causes grief for innocent bystanders one way or another.
And if you are a rev head well you can still see who gets of the line the quickest, so you have nothing to fear there. And if you live in WA and I think the same for other states you lose your license if you go over 30k's over the speed limit, given that most speedos are calibrated approx 2-3k's below real speed you can't lose your license for speeding in 100k zones.
SO other than a couple of bruised ego's whats the problem with governing vehicle speed limits??


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