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We need faster speed limits in Australia - and I'm not saying that because I'm a hoon | Opinion - Car News (www.carsguide.com.au)

submitted 2 months ago by Tau@aussie.zone to c/australia@aussie.zone

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Speed kills. It’s the message that we’ve had driven home for decades by law enforcement and the government. But it’s time to have a serious discussion about speed limits in Australia without the hysterics and put some cold, hard facts into the debate.

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[-] pHr34kY@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I've never complained about being behind a car that's doing the speed limit in the right lane. In fact, they're ideal because your get there in the fastest possible time using the least possible fuel.

A car in the rightmost lane doing the speed limit – by definition – cannot be an obstruction.

What pisses me off is cars with overreading speedos that think they're doing the speed limit. Everyone should check theirs. 100% of new cars are wrong.

I'd happily sit on 130 if that's the posted speed. That's about 4500RPM in top gear for me... which is probably not the best for economy.

[-] beeng@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 months ago

What part of the "keep left unless overtaking" don't you like? 😅

[-] pHr34kY@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

I'm always overtaking a line of cars doing 98 in a 100.

[-] beeng@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 2 months ago

If you're that close up their arse to save fuel, you're tailgaiting at 100kmph

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