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Originally Posted by sclitheroe
Oh for sure. My point though is that there is a physics aspect to increasing speed limits that shouldn't be overlooked or dismissed - it's not as easy as saying cars are better or that the speed limits were set 60 years ago, because we haven't had the exponential improvement in braking or handling capability to match the increased energy a higher speed limit would involve.
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Maybe not exponential, but there has been great headway in reducing stopping distances. With some Googling around I found a 1969 Charger could stop in 190 feet from 100 km/h versus 138 feet for a 2012 Charger. Cars stop faster and handle way better nowadays.