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Correct. Also a large part of the reason why we still don't have universal speed limits on Autobahnen.

Tomte 8y ago
That‘s simply wrong. We don‘t have a speed limit because the majority of the people would hate that. On the other hand, German carmakers have a longstanding gentleman‘s agreement to electronically limit their cars to 250 km/h. Seems they can live with limits.
- qume 8y ago
  Wow 250kmh. May as well be limited to C like the rest of the world's auto makers at that speed
  - Tomte 8y ago
    Few cars reach that, of course.
    - stephengillie 8y ago
      It just takes a little longer.
- majewsky 8y ago
  > We don‘t have a speed limit because the majority of the people would hate that. That prompted me to look for polls. > (2015-10-15) 56% of those polled would support a speed limit of 150 km/h on all German Autobahnen Representative survey by YouGov, source: http://www.faz.net/aktuell/politik/inland/umfrage-mehrheit-der-deutschen-fuer-tempolimit-13857609.html http://www.faz.net/aktuell/politik/inland/umfrage-mehrheit-d... > (2018-01-26) A slim majority of Germans (52%) supports a general speed limit of 130 km/h. Representative survey by Forsa, source: https://www.tz.de/auto/tempolimit-autobahn-knappe-mehrheit-dafuer-zr-9557423.html https://www.tz.de/auto/tempolimit-autobahn-knappe-mehrheit-d... > (date unclear) "Are you for or against a general speed limit of 120 km/h?" - 35% for, 62% against Source: https://de.statista.com/statistik/daten/studie/258757/umfrage/umfrage-zum-tempolimit-auf-autobahnen/ https://de.statista.com/statistik/daten/studie/258757/umfrag... (they won't disclose source, survey method or date unless you cough up your personal data) So it appears that a speed limit would be supported by the majority if it starts out reasonably high. (That's the same way the Swiss did it: They started with a relatively high speed limit, and then lowered it as the majority mindset shifted towards higher energy efficiency.)
miracle2k 8y ago
Is the claim here that with a speed limit, the business of the car companies would suffer? How so? The reality, I think, is that there is sufficient support for the speedlimit-free Autobahn from Germans.

That‘s simply wrong. We don‘t have a speed limit because the majority of the people would hate that. On the other hand, German carmakers have a longstanding gentleman‘s agreement to electronically limit their cars to 250 km/h. Seems they can live with limits.

qume 8y ago
Wow 250kmh. May as well be limited to C like the rest of the world's auto makers at that speed
- Tomte 8y ago
  Few cars reach that, of course.
  - stephengillie 8y ago
    It just takes a little longer.
majewsky 8y ago
> We don‘t have a speed limit because the majority of the people would hate that. That prompted me to look for polls. > (2015-10-15) 56% of those polled would support a speed limit of 150 km/h on all German Autobahnen Representative survey by YouGov, source: http://www.faz.net/aktuell/politik/inland/umfrage-mehrheit-der-deutschen-fuer-tempolimit-13857609.html http://www.faz.net/aktuell/politik/inland/umfrage-mehrheit-d... > (2018-01-26) A slim majority of Germans (52%) supports a general speed limit of 130 km/h. Representative survey by Forsa, source: https://www.tz.de/auto/tempolimit-autobahn-knappe-mehrheit-dafuer-zr-9557423.html https://www.tz.de/auto/tempolimit-autobahn-knappe-mehrheit-d... > (date unclear) "Are you for or against a general speed limit of 120 km/h?" - 35% for, 62% against Source: https://de.statista.com/statistik/daten/studie/258757/umfrage/umfrage-zum-tempolimit-auf-autobahnen/ https://de.statista.com/statistik/daten/studie/258757/umfrag... (they won't disclose source, survey method or date unless you cough up your personal data) So it appears that a speed limit would be supported by the majority if it starts out reasonably high. (That's the same way the Swiss did it: They started with a relatively high speed limit, and then lowered it as the majority mindset shifted towards higher energy efficiency.)

miracle2k 8y ago

Is the claim here that with a speed limit, the business of the car companies would suffer? How so? The reality, I think, is that there is sufficient support for the speedlimit-free Autobahn from Germans.