Speeding Ticket [possibly flashed doing 180 km/h] - Page 9

#**161** 16.12.2009, 22:09

	Quote:	Captain Greybeard
	Correct, fightig pollution was one important aspect, but safety was the other one already then. There were demonstration videos on TV, showing the very big reduction of stopping distance with lowered speed. Good old days when everybody believed in dying forests. My American Better Half still does, by the way. Some day I'll have to take her to the Back Forest, of which US media reported that it was mostly dead already in the 'eighties. Ok, back to topic.

Yes, it was ridiculous. Driving 120 instead of 130 to reduce sulfur dioxide emissions when it was all coming from coal plants in the Czech republic!!
The government seriously considered setting the speed limits at 80/100kmh but the French Swiss complained loudly and 80/120 was the compromise.

I wish Switzerland would have race tracks. It allows people that want to drive fast to have fun and learn safely (wearing protective gear) on the weekend.
I did that at Sears point for a while and it was a blast. I don't speed on the road.

canyaver · #**162** 17.12.2009, 16:10

	Quote:	Shorrick Mk2
	You certainly mean "mathematical theory" as in real life it's quite unlikely that you're ever going to average 130km/h over 200km. You must be a banker

In the post where "8 minutes" was mentioned, I had said "mathematically speaking" for the sake of argument. There will eventually be a time-saving in case of increased limits. Its amount depends on road conditions, distance, etc. Discussing whether it is 8 or 7 is missing the point, just like the sad soul who suggested that with the 8 minutes saved, one can have coffee, write posts in EF....
The benefits can be seen over an extended period.