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SomeAmateur@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks agoAnd that system is AWESOME and I wish some highways in the US did the same. I fear it would devolve into a regulations nightmare after bubba in his rusted dodge rattles to peices trying to break 80mph.
Flat open highway in between cities in Kansas? Go for it!
But it’s kind of like the US and guns. It’s a cultural ability that is statistically proven to be dangerous and can be seen as too big of a risk for ordinary people to enjoy, and reckless people put the whole acrivity in question.
Allero@lemmy.today 3 weeks ago
Driving above ~150 km/h is never ever safe, which is why Germany is such an outlier, while about every other country does not allow for it.
Autobahns are significantly more deadly than other roads.
reinar@distress.digital 3 weeks ago
that’s cap, unlimited parts of autobahns are about the same in fatalities as speed limited highways. Although I doubt that it could be replicated outside of DACH countries, it’s more of a driving culture issue, people just have less ego on the road in Germany.