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>>> US highway speeds are crazy Crazy as in high or low? I-5 between San Francisco and LA is about ~70mph limit. That's ~113km/h. A lot of highways in Europe
by raspasov 5y ago
>>> US highway speeds are crazy
Crazy as in high or low?
I-5 between San Francisco and LA is about ~70mph limit. That's ~113km/h.
A lot of highways in Europe are often at 130km/h sometimes going up to 140km/h limit.
P.S. And if you think those limits are even remotely observed, try a road trip in Italy or Bulgaria :P
- vinay427 5y agoI'm not sure they were drawing a specific comparison between the US and some other country, and there's quite a bit more diversity among European countries. There are at least many in which speed limits are stringently enforced using speed cameras or other more "ruthless" methods, accompanied with even heftier penalties than in most of the US. Meanwhile, I don't know if there are any states in which minor speeding is systematically enforced.
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- frosted-flakes 5y agoThe legal limit might be 70mph, but when traffic is not heavy it typically flows much faster than that in my experience. I used to make a regular commute along I95 through Delaware, and even though the speed limit was 55 (later upped to 65), it wasn't uncommon to be going 75-80 alongside other cars. Not everyone went that fast, but most people seemed to. Note that the speed of traffic hardly changed when the limit was increased.