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In response to "The driver of that Model 3 walked away with minor injuries and the flying tire caused more damage than the battery cells" by TWuG

Here's a question: should passenger cars in the US be allowed to go over 100 mph?

Posted by JaxSean (aka JaxSean) Nov 20 '20, 07:37

other than on a race track, there's nowhere that is legal (unless I'm not thinking of something).

Why can cars be sold that go 100+ mph?

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There's only a speed limit on public roads. You can drive 200mph on private property and don't even need a driver's license. - Krusty Nov 20, 07:58
Yes. -- nm - znufrii Nov 20, 07:51
Of course they should. -- nm - 🦃Spawn🦃 Nov 20, 07:49 8
- But why, other than "because?" "Freedom?" 'Merica? - JaxSean Nov 20, 07:55 7
  - See above. Speed limits don't exist on private roads and property and people take their cars to the track. -- nm - Krusty Nov 20, 07:59 3
    - One day, the US will have an Autobahn. -- nm - 🦃Spawn🦃 Nov 20, 08:04 1
      - ~fun fun fun on the autobahn~ -- (link) - mud Nov 20, 08:07 [youtube]
    - Where are there private roads that you could go 100mph+, or even 60+? And the percentage of people that take cars to the track has to be miniscule. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 20, 08:03
  - There just aren't a lot of accidents caused by high speed. -- nm - TWuG Nov 20, 07:58 1
    - I dispute that. Distracted driving is the most common now, but speed is a factor there. - JaxSean Nov 20, 08:07
  - For one, if they pass the rules and snap their fingers and suddenly ALL cars are limited it would be one thing but - 🦃Spawn🦃 Nov 20, 07:57
Speed limiters could be added, though with ICE cars they'd probably be easy to remove. NASCAR and Indy cars run - TWuG Nov 20, 07:46

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