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Originally Posted by MichiganSRT
Unfortunately the gov makes too much money for them to want to raise the speed limit and get less money from tickets. Unfortunately not very many people are good enough drivers are good enough to go 70 let alone 80.
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Used to crash cars for a living several many years ago. This made me laugh as we always said, "it's not the first impact that gets you it's the second", meaning the car hitting a barrier does nothing but when you in turn hit the no longer moving interior of your car bad thins happen.
I read an article years ago about the autobahn in Germany. A writer for one of the magazines drove the unlimited lane and his conclusion was that while fun the stress level of driving at those speeds was very tiring from having to stay alert and focused.
So there is a balance and yes you can go too fast.
At those autobahn speeds, just a simple idiot pulling out into the left lane at 100 mph can get a 50m, 60 or 70 mph collision in a heart beat.
So I agree (tongue in cheek) speed itself does not kill. But the inability to drive at those higher speeds can certainly lead to that second impact.