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Hobchild: I can't help but notice that the OP is yet to reply on this thread.
joker97:Hobchild: I can't help but notice that the OP is yet to reply on this thread.
he's got the answer by the 1st reply. what more to say?
Kyanar: and no NZ road has the characteristics to get above 110Km/h.
clevedon:Kyanar: and no NZ road has the characteristics to get above 110Km/h.
I'd have to disagree with that.
clevedon:Kyanar: and no NZ road has the characteristics to get above 110Km/h.
I'd have to disagree with that.
DravidDavid:clevedon:Kyanar: and no NZ road has the characteristics to get above 110Km/h.
I'd have to disagree with that.
Indeed.
Your car, tyres, suspension and braking ability are much bigger factors. In certain cars 180 on these roads is suicide. In others, not so much.
frankv:DravidDavid:clevedon:Kyanar: and no NZ road has the characteristics to get above 110Km/h.
I'd have to disagree with that.
Indeed.
Your car, tyres, suspension and braking ability are much bigger factors. In certain cars 180 on these roads is suicide. In others, not so much.
I can't imagine a NZ road where 180 would be safe in a normal, street-legal road-going car. Maybe in a fully rollcaged, 5-point harnessed race car of some sort.
But that begs the question of what happens to the normal road-going car you run into. In any car, 180 on these roads is murder.
frankv:DravidDavid:clevedon:Kyanar: and no NZ road has the characteristics to get above 110Km/h.
I'd have to disagree with that.
Indeed.
Your car, tyres, suspension and braking ability are much bigger factors. In certain cars 180 on these roads is suicide. In others, not so much.
I can't imagine a NZ road where 180 would be safe in a normal, street-legal road-going car. Maybe in a fully rollcaged, 5-point harnessed race car of some sort.
But that begs the question of what happens to the normal road-going car you run into. In any car, 180 on these roads is murder.
Kyanar: no NZ road has the characteristics to get above 110Km/h.
joker97: he must be exagerrating for many reasons
1) not many cars can get from 90 - 190 within the length of a truck.
2) not many cars are drivable above 140-160
3) he is still alive
Inphinity:Kyanar: no NZ road has the characteristics to get above 110Km/h.
Not quite true if you're talking just about the road surface (length, width, surface type, gradient etc), there are number of areas of roading in NZ which are suitable on paper for 120 -130km/h traffic, but at present there is no allowance for that under NZ speed regulations, and also, once driver competency, crash history, etc is taken into account, making it over 110 could be a bit risky. We need to get the idiots off the road first ;)
DravidDavid:frankv:DravidDavid:clevedon:Kyanar: and no NZ road has the characteristics to get above 110Km/h.
I'd have to disagree with that.
Indeed.
Your car, tyres, suspension and braking ability are much bigger factors. In certain cars 180 on these roads is suicide. In others, not so much.
I can't imagine a NZ road where 180 would be safe in a normal, street-legal road-going car. Maybe in a fully rollcaged, 5-point harnessed race car of some sort.
But that begs the question of what happens to the normal road-going car you run into. In any car, 180 on these roads is murder.
You won't find a roll cage in a supercharged Aerial Atom. I'd say that was pretty capable. You could do it safely with the control the vehicle affords you. In grandma's 91 Corolla? No. Driver ability and whether or not you crash in to someone does not make the car less capable of traveling at speed safely.
I'd never travel at these speeds on any road, but plenty of people do. The ones that crash are usually the small cars designed to putt around town.
lagbort:frankv:DravidDavid:clevedon:Kyanar: and no NZ road has the characteristics to get above 110Km/h.
I'd have to disagree with that.
Indeed.
Your car, tyres, suspension and braking ability are much bigger factors. In certain cars 180 on these roads is suicide. In others, not so much.
I can't imagine a NZ road where 180 would be safe in a normal, street-legal road-going car. Maybe in a fully rollcaged, 5-point harnessed race car of some sort.
But that begs the question of what happens to the normal road-going car you run into. In any car, 180 on these roads is murder.
The entire Wellington Motorway from the city to either Porirua or Upper Hutt would be fine at 180 in any decently new car or well maintained sports car
joker97:lagbort:frankv:DravidDavid:clevedon:Kyanar: and no NZ road has the characteristics to get above 110Km/h.
I'd have to disagree with that.
Indeed.
Your car, tyres, suspension and braking ability are much bigger factors. In certain cars 180 on these roads is suicide. In others, not so much.
I can't imagine a NZ road where 180 would be safe in a normal, street-legal road-going car. Maybe in a fully rollcaged, 5-point harnessed race car of some sort.
But that begs the question of what happens to the normal road-going car you run into. In any car, 180 on these roads is murder.
The entire Wellington Motorway from the city to either Porirua or Upper Hutt would be fine at 180 in any decently new car or well maintained sports car
until you lose concentration and rear end someone because you didn't realise them going at 80 means you'd catch their bum very fast
or the one going at 80 suddenly decides to come into your lane and not realising you were approaching them twice as fast
or until you do a Paul Walker's mate
Inphinity:
1) it's not the length of a truck, though, it's the distance the truck covers in the time it takes you to pass.
2) Anything that's unstable below 160kmh in good conditions should be in the same boat as a moped and not allowed in high speed areas, imo.
3) I'm also surprised at this, 160 - 190 on public roads is ridiculous imo. 130+ is just asking for trouble, imo. I would like to see 110 limits in some places, though.
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