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Originally Posted by Erik@Torq
Size wise Germany is actually quite large, and has over 80mil people in it. There most certainly are less bonehead drivers in Germany, but not necessarily less boneheads 
I actually have a German drivers license, a Swedish drivers license AND an English drivers license. And believe me when I say the training one get during the 2(!) year training period is crazy, and the cost involved in getting a license. The typical license is about $3000 in Sweden alone.
Also, they realize that to have a drivers license is not a right, it's a privilege that they do not want to lose.
To have a high speed limit here would be insanity as the driving skill and lack of respect for the vehicles is zero compared to Europe!
I used to drive through Europe (Sweden to Italy, 1800miles) on a monthly basis with a variety of cars (my GTO, 06 GT, Z06 etc) and every time was a BLAST except when you got stuck in the infamous German "Staus" (traffic jams). Driving at 150mph speeds is never considered "safe", but if I had a choice to do it anywhere in the world it would be Germany due to the quality of roads and drivers. |
And that's the key.....only the US Laws think it's a priviledge, whereas the idiots on the US highways think its their right to drive AND drive slow in the left lane.
Well said.