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God, the speedometer on my '92 Ford Explorer stops at 80mph... 
...125mph? I can't even imagine what that'd be like... 
...125mph? I can't even imagine what that'd be like...
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The cake is NOT a lie. It's so delicious and moist.
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[Stealthmode]I have driven in finnish highway 180km/h (only for a short period), during night, coming from a gig. It was a bit scary.[/Stealthmode]I'm not a complete idiot: some parts are still missing.Comment
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My colleague travels at 280-300 km/h in his BMW (about 180 mph). He found a mechanic, who removed the 250km/h speed blocker in his car (it's not mandantory, the car manifacturers put it in at free will).Comment
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After all that has been posted in this thread so far...
...I just hope by the time I'm ready to buy my first car (actual first was graduation gift and 2nd current car bought when I wrecked the first), hydrogen fuel cells are in full-scale use, highfreeexpressbahns have 75+mph speed limits, and speedometers on non-performance cars rate higher speeds than 100mph...
The cake is NOT a lie. It's so delicious and moist.
The Weighted Companion Cube is cheating on you, that slut.Comment
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Originally posted by Sir Ralph
My colleague travels at 280-300 km/h in his BMW (about 180 mph). He found a mechanic, who removed the 250km/h speed blocker in his car (it's not mandantory, the car manifacturers put it in at free will).
An accident at such speeds is not a pretty site.
I'm not a complete idiot: some parts are still missing.Comment
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Splat! Ewww...Originally posted by aaglo
An accident at such speeds is not a pretty site.
And on THAT happy thought I'm going to bed. G'night all!
The cake is NOT a lie. It's so delicious and moist.
The Weighted Companion Cube is cheating on you, that slut.Comment
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I actually don't like to travel with him, for this reason. Others do. And although I could go faster, I often at free will limit my speed to 160 km/h (100 mph). I usually don't have to drive very far, so the difference of a few minutes doesn't justify the increased risk.Comment
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Originally posted by Sir Ralph
My colleague travels at 280-300 km/h in his BMW (about 180 mph). He found a mechanic, who removed the 250km/h speed blocker in his car (it's not mandantory, the car manifacturers put it in at free will). I wouldn't like to imagine what his fuel consumption would be like at that speed
Speaking of Erith:
"It's not twinned with anywhere, but it does have a suicide pact with Dagenham" - Linda SmithComment
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I tested my bimmers speed blocker once... it works!Originally posted by Serb:Please, remind me, how exactly and when exactly, Russia bullied its neighbors?
Originally posted by Ted Striker:Go Serb !
Originally posted by Pekka:If it was possible to capture the essentials of Sepultura in a dildo, I'd attach it to a bicycle and ride it up your azzes.Comment
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In New Zealand we call it a motorway.Originally posted by aaglo
Moottoritie!
(=motorway)
...people like to cry a lot... - Pekka
...we just argue without evidence, secure in our own superiority. - SnottyComment
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I've always understood a freeway to be an interstate road (i.e. I5 or I95) while a highway is a state designation, such as hwy 119, and is usually a smaller road.We need seperate human-only games for MP/PBEM that dont include the over-simplifications required to have a good AI
If any man be thirsty, let him come unto me and drink. Vampire 7:37
Just one old soldiers opinion. E Tenebris Lux. Pax quaeritur bello.Comment
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There are two ways of measuring this, the first is the number of injuries or deaths on the roads per 1000 people - the lower the better.Originally posted by OneFootInTheGrave
How does Germany fare in the "most deaths on the road per capita"?
Does anyone have any statistics, as far as I know it is the only country in the world where you don't have limits on motorways if the conditions are right (no fog, snow, ice, no major traffic, etc... ) I would like the numbers to be low, as it cuts the travelling time in half.
United States: 11.5
Japan: 9.2
Germany: 6.2
France: 2.9
Britian: 5.6
Italy: 5.4
EU average: 4.4
The other way is the number of 'passenger kilometres' (a measure of how much is actually travelled by road in the country) per injury or death - the higher the better.
United States: 2,000km
Japan: 700km
Germany: 1,600km
France: 4,400km
Britian: 2,000km
Italy: 2,500km
EU average: 2,500km
(the data is for the year 2000 and is from the OECD )19th Century Liberal, 21st Century EuropeanComment
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Higher speed limits on motorways (80?), lower speed limits in any kind of residential area (20).
Strictly enforced in residential areas.
We need to crack the anti-social vice of speeding as we did drink-driving.www.my-piano.blogspotComment
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I have an extremely hard time believing that the French are safest drivers.Originally posted by el freako
There are two ways of measuring this, the first is the number of injuries or deaths on the roads per 1000 people - the lower the better.
United States: 11.5
Japan: 9.2
Germany: 6.2
France: 2.9
Britian: 5.6
Italy: 5.4
EU average: 4.4
The other way is the number of 'passenger kilometres' (a measure of how much is actually travelled by road in the country) per injury or death - the higher the better.
United States: 2,000km
Japan: 700km
Germany: 1,600km
France: 4,400km
Britian: 2,000km
Italy: 2,500km
EU average: 2,500km
(the data is for the year 2000 and is from the OECD )One day Canada will rule the world, and then we'll all be sorry.Comment
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Yes, I am sure those results are off for the French. I remember seeing statistics that indicate Britain is the safest country in Europe to drive...Speaking of Erith:
"It's not twinned with anywhere, but it does have a suicide pact with Dagenham" - Linda SmithComment
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