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General => General => Topic started by: savvy on 17 March 2014, 08:20:54 pm

Title: Interesting article. speed?
Post by: savvy on 17 March 2014, 08:20:54 pm

Just read this on VFR site (I know !!!!)


http://recombu.com/cars/articles/news/increasing-speed-limit-decreased-number-of-road-accidents (http://recombu.com/cars/articles/news/increasing-speed-limit-decreased-number-of-road-accidents)

Title: Re: Interesting article. speed?
Post by: Dead Eye on 17 March 2014, 11:24:45 pm

Interesting article and the theory makes sense... it would be nice to see it introduced, if only as an experiment.

I've also found having a rev happy car to slow me down on motorways... as it just doesn't sound right sitting over 4k rpm in a car and it destroys fuel efficiency :\

My friend had the same experience; drives slower in his RX-8 than he does in his diesel Focus :P

Title: Re: Interesting article. speed?
Post by: stevierst on 18 March 2014, 07:08:23 am

I used to have a Suzuki swift that revved up at 4k @ 70mph. It was painful on the motorway. It was like sitting in a resonating oil drum at that speed!

Title: Re: Interesting article. speed?
Post by: Grahamm on 24 March 2014, 11:22:44 pm

Interesting, but it depends a lot on driver attitude. For instance does Denmark have the same issues with tailgaters and middle-lane Larrys that we do? If not, that's going to skew the figures for a start.