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Originally Posted by speede5
I don't agree. Driving far higher than the speed limit is safe if your in the desert and no one is around, sure, but on any average road you become a hazard when you decide to impose your own higher limit. Other drivers on the road, and particularly drivers attempting to turn onto, merge, or cross said road make decisions based on your assumed speed. if you are going 40% faster than the limit for the road you could easily cause an accident, I've seen several at a #1 crossing I use daily.
Your reaction to any variable that is introduced is greatly influenced by the speed you are travelling and your braking distances increase exponentially.
I'm all for raising the limit to 120 on divided highways, but people who think it's safe to go 40% higher than surrounding traffic are decieving themselves.
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I clearly stated that I'm talking about when you have sufficient distance from other drivers (to which I'll add or intersections where you're unable to see if there's other drivers). Nowhere did I say that high speeds are safe all the time, what I said was almost exactly the opposite.
If you are speeding in a place where you have a free lane on either side and adequate space in front of you, you have a far greater margin of error than if you are going the speed limit but you're boxed in.