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> Yeah, this is false. Australians like living in a place that has safe roads, and support governments that keep things that way (Counter-example) Approximatel
by logifail 6y ago
> Yeah, this is false. Australians like living in a place that has safe roads, and support governments that keep things that way
(Counter-example) Approximately 70% of Germany's motorways have no speed limit, yet despite that and being very busy, they are still considered the safest roads in Germany.
Full disclosure: I don't support the lack of speed limit, from personal experience when driving in Germany it appears to encourage tailgating and/or generally aggressive driving.
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- tomhoward 6y agoAustralia’s high-speed dual carriageway motorways are quite safe too, so speed by itself isn’t the issue. The riskier roads are single carriageway highways where vehicles with drowsy/impaired drivers can lose control and veer off the road into a tree or onto the other side of the road into an oncoming car. Notably, the most dangerous road in Victoria is the Western Highway, which is a single-carriageway road that joins two major cities that are about 9 hours drive apart, and is Australia’s second-busiest road for freight.