Quote:
Originally Posted by Truck Norris
|
I didn't watch the full video, if you would like me to respond to a specific part, let me know.
But from watching 10 minutes of it, there is a lot to respond to. First, it is ignorant to compare two countries and their traffic control. As for the USA and Canada, yes you can compare, referring more to the Europe comparisons.
The speed limits I am seeing from this video in Canada seem very low, roads identical to those in the USA are at least 1.5x if not 2x higher than those. Seems like Canada has its own problem with how low their limits are.
As for the USA, the area I am in is 25MPH residential, 45MPH streets and 65 highways.
I want to clarify a few things, I advocate for the current limits for city/urban areas. You start sending vehicles flying down roads at each other at intersections and you are just asking for it.
While highway speeds are very controversial, its really comes down to the driver, and I don't trust the drivers around me to be frank. The amount of concentration and logical/rational thinking when something happens on the road is immense at high speeds. As the speed increases, the time you have to react decreases.
I think it really comes down to seeing it in person. Until you watch firefighters work for nearly two hours trying to remove children from what is hard to believe was once a car, it never really crosses your mind, I know that's what changed mine.