All cars made for the US/Can market should have a max speed of 70mph

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  • Za Ha
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    • Oct 2001
    • 5112

    #1

    All cars made for the US/Can market should have a max speed of 70mph

    The speed limit in Canada is 100km/h
    The speed limit in US is ~65mph

    Therefore cars should be set to go no faster than 70mph and there would be no speeding tickets and fewer accidents (I personally do not believe that speed has a lot to do with the # of crashes.)

    Discuss.

    Btw, before ppl say something bout super cars are made for speed... Benz's go 155mph max for the north american market, even those with 450BHP +
  • brizzad
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    • Jul 2003
    • 11769

    #2
    only anpit 9% of car accidents happen at over 70mph

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    • juicylinks
      So Fucking Banned
      • Apr 2001
      • 122992

      #3
      no way..... i drive like 90 mph plus on the expressways cause evry other asshole is doing the same

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      • fuzebox
        making it rain
        • Oct 2003
        • 22367

        #4
        Right, so how do you propose they do this? If the car is horsepower/drag limited to 70mph, it'll be piss ass slow to drive at lower speeds, and no one will buy it.

        If it is electronically limited to 70mph, there'll be a chip on the market within days that everyone will install, just as there is now (a lot of new cars are limited to 110-120mph.

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        • TurboTrucker
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          • Jan 2003
          • 2363

          #5
          Speed limit is 75 in U.S.

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          • HammerALL
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            • Apr 2004
            • 3506

            #6
            The problem is the speed limits - they were set many decades ago when that was the safe travelling speed for cars of that time. The problem is there has been no address of the power and handling of cars today in regards to safe operational speed. Anyways - speeding tickets are too much of a cash grab for the government anyway - they would never give up that source of income.
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            • zzgundamnzz
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              • Apr 2002
              • 6102

              #7
              Speed limit isn't 65... goes upto 85.


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              • Oracle Porn
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                • Oct 2002
                • 24433

                #8
                Originally posted by zzgundamnzz
                Speed limit isn't 65... goes upto 85.
                what he said
                i only saw 80 though.


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                • Rich
                  So Fucking Banned
                  • Jan 2003
                  • 11486

                  #9
                  Originally posted by SlickCash Mario
                  The problem is the speed limits - they were set many decades ago when that was the safe travelling speed for cars of that time. The problem is there has been no address of the power and handling of cars today in regards to safe operational speed. Anyways - speeding tickets are too much of a cash grab for the government anyway - they would never give up that source of income.
                  Agreed 100%, especially about tickets being to much of a cash grab to pass up.

                  Also, in the US the limit was lowered on hiways during the gas shortage, and never raised back up. Used to be 70 or 75 I believe.

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                  • TheDoc
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                    • Jul 2001
                    • 13827

                    #10
                    Isn't the speed limit in Alberta 120?
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                    • Rich
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                      • Jan 2003
                      • 11486

                      #11
                      Originally posted by TheDoc
                      Isn't the speed limit in Alberta 120?
                      I think it's 110

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                      • doober
                        Confirmed User
                        • Jul 2003
                        • 6984

                        #12
                        stupid retarded laws and cluless people behind the wheel thats our problem.

                        Hell they dont have half as many accidents in germany and there is no fuckng speed limit there, what does that say for north america?

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                        • TheFrog
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                          • Jan 2004
                          • 4095

                          #13
                          Cars were built to go fast, most accidents are caused by people who are not driving

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                          • crockett
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                            • May 2003
                            • 76818

                            #14
                            that would make car chases on cops a little boring don't yea think?
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                            • JohnV
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                              • Aug 2002
                              • 928

                              #15
                              Originally posted by Za Ha
                              The speed limit in Canada is 100km/h
                              The speed limit in US is ~65mph

                              Btw, before ppl say something bout super cars are made for speed... Benz's go 155mph max for the north american market, even those with 450BHP +
                              LOL, not mine and I'm sure I'm not alone as I was not the first to visit Brabus or RENNTech, Carlsson, etc. That speed governor has nothing to do with safety...for a while there was a 'gentleman's agreement' between BMW Porsche
                              and Mercedes that they would limit to 155mph.. kind of an effort to get the greenies off their backs...also has to do with aerodynamics (specifically downforce needed to keep a car pinned to the ground at certain speeds)...it's called lift.

                              Anyway, I'll think about your 70mph limits tonight while cruising at 157mph bouncing off my governor in the M5
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                              • DR_PHIL
                                Confirmed User
                                • Oct 2002
                                • 4099

                                #16
                                its just bullshit...you have to go 80-100 on the freeway just to not get ran over..but hell a cop needs to make a quota he picks from whatever he wants. It sucks.

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                                • Elli
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                                  • Apr 2003
                                  • 17991

                                  #17
                                  The TransCanada goes up to 110km/h at least.

                                  Yeah, driving through Denver and LA were the worst for speeds that I found. Denver if you slowed to less than 75mph you would get tailgated or pushed off the road! It was bloody scary for a little Canadian girl like me in my little Tercel!

                                  Maybe raise the speed limits, so people do respect them as "maximums" and not "suggested minimums".
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                                  • BRISK
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                                    • Feb 2003
                                    • 12240

                                    #18
                                    Originally posted by Za Ha
                                    The speed limit in Canada is 100km/h
                                    The speed limit in US is ~65mph
                                    Wrong!
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                                    • 4Pics
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                                      • Dec 2001
                                      • 7952

                                      #19
                                      Highest limit i've seen was 75 and that was between Phoenix and Tucson.

                                      Most places are 65 or 70.

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                                      • icedemon
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                                        • Jun 2003
                                        • 1022

                                        #20
                                        Aren't there still some states that don't even have a speed limit still? Like Montana.
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                                        • shageman
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                                          • Oct 2002
                                          • 407

                                          #21
                                          in germany there might not be as many fender benders but when there is a wreck many die

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                                          • bizmak
                                            So Fucking Banned
                                            • Apr 2004
                                            • 10014

                                            #22
                                            word on what you're sayin but very tough to be done

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                                            • SlickCash Sarah
                                              Confirmed User
                                              • Feb 2004
                                              • 2055

                                              #23
                                              I couldnt agree more with you about making cars that go no faster then 100KPH. I dont know how many times I have gone into the funeral home ( Most of you know I work there also) and found a man/woman on my prep room table who went head first through their windshield at over 1ookph! Let me tell you what their head looks like...A CANTALOUPE MELON WHICH WAS DROPPED FROM THE CN TOWER....People need to slow down!

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                                              • angeleyes
                                                Confirmed User
                                                • Feb 2003
                                                • 3584

                                                #24
                                                Screw speed limits. Here in FL, the limit is either 70 or 75 on "alligator alley" (interstate 75) and I've NEVER seen anyone going slower than 90 mph... the cops breeze past people at 100 without even flinching.

                                                What they need to do is start RE-testing old people and being stricter about handing out DL's to begin with. Most accidents are the cause of reckless stupidness, not speed. (I think we've had 4 old people drive through buildings and run people down since the beginning of the year down here.)
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                                                • JohnV
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                                                  • Aug 2002
                                                  • 928

                                                  #25
                                                  Originally posted by angeleyes
                                                  Screw speed limits. Here in FL, the limit is either 70 or 75 on "alligator alley" (interstate 75) and I've NEVER seen anyone going slower than 90 mph... the cops breeze past people at 100 without even flinching.

                                                  What they need to do is start RE-testing old people and being stricter about handing out DL's to begin with. Most accidents are the cause of reckless stupidness, not speed. (I think we've had 4 old people drive through buildings and run people down since the beginning of the year down here.)
                                                  True regarding testing and stupidity....and lets restructure the damn test too while were at it.

                                                  Next, I can't stand the mentality that everyone should be punished because some can't handle things the way they are...what bullshit. Lets take away alcoholic beverages from everyone on the planet because some people abuse them. Great mentality

                                                  Oh yeah, not blasting you with that last statement angeleyes
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                                                  • StRoGE
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                                                    • Mar 2004
                                                    • 1713

                                                    #26
                                                    Originally posted by icedemon
                                                    Aren't there still some states that don't even have a speed limit still? Like Montana.
                                                    If there is, I havent been there. Montana posted a speed limit again a few years ago. I've been to alot of the US and have yet to find a state without a speed limit.
                                                    Elli your right though. Denver drivers definately dont follow the speed limits Colorado state troopers have some kickass vehicles to catch up though.
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                                                    • Rodent
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                                                      • Mar 2001
                                                      • 1462

                                                      #27
                                                      Dumb fucks rolling down the freeway at 45 cause more accidents than people speeding down it at 85 I bet.
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                                                      • kimzar
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                                                        • Mar 2004
                                                        • 1874

                                                        #28
                                                        they should have speed limits in increments on each lane 65 from slow land to no limit at all in the fast lane

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