Motoring News - 65 MPH speed limit results in CA (no Audi

[quk@sievers.com (Phil Payne)]

In message <s30d7471.074@wposmtp.nps.navy.mil> Gross Scruggs writes:

> If one were to suddenly abolish speed limits there would of course be an orgy of
> 'wow this is neat' triple digit excursions but very quickly the vast vast
> majority of drivers would settle to 70-80mph where they would be comfortable
> processing the data involved in driving.

In Germany, despite having some sections of Autobahn with "no limits", the 
average speed of traffic is no different that in neighbouring countries.  Onlt 
a comparatively small percentage of drivers avail themselves of the upper 
bounds.

--
 Phil Payne
 phil@sievers.com
 Committee Member, UK Audi [ur-]quattro Owners Club