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An expressway near me has a speed limit of 100 km/h. Most times I drive it, the fastest driver I might see is < 105 km/h. Vast majority will be at 99-101 km/h.
by prawn 3y ago
An expressway near me has a speed limit of 100 km/h. Most times I drive it, the fastest driver I might see is < 105 km/h. Vast majority will be at 99-101 km/h.
In the US, a significant number of people blatantly go 10-30+ km/h over the highway limits. What causes this?
- hnick 3y agoI think it is the other way around. From various accounts I've heard from people coming here, it's more that Australians drive slowly. There are 2 factors IMO: * Decades of 'speed kills' advertising without nuance, and automated systems to catch perpetrators. Just wait until a double demerit weekend here in NSW - there is no reason you need to drive 85 in a 100 zone to avoid a ticket, but plenty do it. They're actually scared of that limit and keep a healthy distance from it. * Car speedometers lying to us - 10% plus 4 km/h is a significant legally allowed error rate, higher than many countries. To actually go 100, my new car reads 105. I tested this with Waze and cross-referenced against GPS dashcam videos. Most people won't. I end up passing a lot of people due to this.
- andrewmcwatters 3y agoThe simplest answer I can give you is that it’s socially acceptable. Growing up even my mother told me she tried to go 5-10 MPH over posted. Everyone does it. It’s endemic. I try to drive the speed limit but it’s actually difficult sometimes because so many people are literally criminally speeding all the time (20+ MPH over posted).