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Originally Posted by Giller
I've avoided this thread as I know reading too much would just annoy the heck out of me. I'm a big believer of staying within a reasonable amount of the speed limit and just generally not driving like a jerk.
Many have said - I anticipate, or, I only do it when no one is around, or some other such nonsense.
Seriously - if you want to drive like a jerk and put everyone's safety in jeopardy - go to the track. That's why we have tracks. And to talk about anticipating things - mechanical failures happen. Tires do blowout. I would bet that most people who get in an accident 'didn't mean to'.
Oh well, I guess this thread does help separate the selfish from those who actually think of others.
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You obviously have not read my post. A good place to start would be post #4.
and I'll add this
"okay and don't forget your soap box on the way out"
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Originally Posted by BRAN
Yep, Giller you're right.
That is a no brainer of course:
High Speed ONLY where it is legal. Illegal speeding endangers EVERYONE as it cannot be anticipated, ERGO endangers everyone.
As I regularly drive on US/Canadian roads, I know there are a lot of "scary" star wars drivers on your roads, you guys just don't like to follow "rules" as happily as we do over here 
...oh and I have seen some junkers on the roads, they would not last a day over here, would be a feast for the Polizei telling people how to keep roads safe. Just install stricter laws (mandatory driving schools, Tüv, zero alcohol tolerance, point system with the possibility to loose your drivers license, etc.) and there is no reason, why you guys should not have a "safe" Autobahn.
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Actually the stretch of highway I was on is just as good as the Autobahn, although there does need to be wire barrier installed through there. On down further that road turns from 70 mph to 65 mph and they have the wire barriers there.
After thinking about it, they probably don't put the wire barrier there so the police can cross the median and go after someone speeding. BTW: If you do 70 mph through there with normal traffic, you'll get ran over, it's a very long stretch of highway.
Follow I-435 and you'll see. I got on at the 96st on ramp and exited at the 152 off ramp.
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