Public roads in the UK aren’t the only place you can drive a car, speed limits don’t apply everywhere
Comment on Llaneli man reached 140mph to 'get to gym after argument' and hit taxi
BuyEU@lemmy.ml 1 day ago
Why does a 20 year old even own a car that can go that fast? Actually why can any car go that fast? You’re not allowed to go even close to that on most highways.
was banned from driving for 50 months
50 years would be too short. Someone like that shouldn’t be allowed behind a wheel ever again.
ScreamingFirehawk@feddit.uk 1 day ago
LodeMike@lemmy.today 1 day ago
The vast majority of cars can go 140mph. Some take a long time to accelerate to that but nearly all can when going downhill.
Souvenir@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
German car, Autobahn. But most modern cars can go that fast. Petrol/gas usually faster than comparable diesel.
The high top speed is a by-product of the amount of power cars now have, power they need to accelerate from 0-60 fast enough for modern traffic, and to comfortably and safely maintain motorway speeds. Large powerful engine which never has to go high into the revs during everyday traffic, is likely also more efficient, but I may be mistaken.
Cars which can’t reach speeds of over 100mph, are really slow to accelerate, and aren’t comfortable, reliable, or safe at motorway speeds.
Eg. depending on the model a Lada Niva, will have a top speed of only 120kph/75mph, but you really wouldn’t want to drive over 100kmh/60mph for extended periods. It’s not reliable, comfortable, safe, and I suspect it isn’t efficient either.
Now obviously, you could limit the top speed, but that’s a matter of regulation, and relatively easy to bypass.