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Germany is a unsuitable country for comparison, as they have many highways without speed limits. I would argue that this invalidates the boring part.
by whazor 10y ago
Germany is a unsuitable country for comparison, as they have many highways without speed limits. I would argue that this invalidates the boring part.
- the_mitsuhiko 10y agoIt's the same in all European countries.
- vladd 10y agoGermany is the only EU country having roads without speed limits - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_limit#Roads_without_speed_limits https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_limit#Roads_without_spee... . Outside of EU, the only other European location that would qualify would be Isle of Man (as referenced in that article).
- Symbiote 10y agoI don't think the Isle of Man has any dual carriageways, it certainly doesn't have any motorways.
- altstar 10y agoAnd one road in the Northern Territory, Australia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_limits_in_Australia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_limits_in_Australia
- the_mitsuhiko 10y agoI was referring to the highways being more safe than other road types.
- flohofwoe 10y agoI think the missing speed limit isn't that big of a factor, as most traffic is still flowing at around the same not-so-high speed, maybe somewhere between 130 and 160 km/h (except for trucks on the right lane). It's the relative speed differences that matters, and there the differences on other roads where traffic is stopping and accelerating all the time, with other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists crossing the road which makes urban roads so dangerous.
- jsemrau 10y agoSeems you have never been to Germany ;-) No offense. Most highways have a speed limit only some have none. And most of the highways that don't have a speed limit are quite narrow so while it is possible, no sane driver would do so. If you look at highway A5 as an example. This highway has 8 lanes, which makes driving fast quite dull since you can not really feel the speed relative to the environment.
- MagnumOpus 10y agoThe figure I've seen is 50% of Autobahn is without speed limit, 25% with permanent limits (due to noise control, permanently high traffic volume or intersections) and 25% with temporary limits (depending on buildings works, weather, congestion). Of course the perception is probably worse because more people use the congested parts with speed limits, and due to the limits they spend more time on those parts...