JDJ, sorry, but you’re a wee bit brainwashed there. Also, if you’re in the left lane doing exactly the speed limit right next to someone else doing exactly the speed limit, they have every right to be angry at you; you are doing nothing more than creating a jam and a hazard. The sad fact is that in this country, speed limits are based on profitability, not safety.
Many stretches of the Autobahn in Germany have no speed limit. And guess what? IT’S NOT CHAOS. And don’t feed me any BS about drivers actually being better in Europe. It’s all relative, European drivers are marginally better at best than American drivers, depending upon where you go. Germans are not noted for being the best drivers in Europe. Case in point, though, the unlimited speed sections of the Autobahn system are among the safest stretches of highway in the world. I’ll also note that the average motorway speed limit in Europe is 130km/h or 81MPH.
Arbitrary speed limits set to maximize profitability, like those prevalent in this country, do nothing more than hamper efficiency, instigate road rage, provide governments with a cash cow that encourages them to abuse the law to stretch their revenue income to as much as they can get away with and greatly diminishes the general public’s respect of the law and its enforcement officers.
This stuff isn’t that hard to figure out. Stop believing everything you hear on the 6 ‘o clock news, turn off the TV and actually do some real research.
And pay a visit to the National Motorist Association’s website: http://www.motorists.org
