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Italy Raises Speed Limits!

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Phuz

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Speed limits are being raised in Italy to improve road safety.

Italian transport minister Pietro Lunardi believes higher speeds will improve the traffic flow, and encourage motorists to pay attention. The change will affect three-lane motorways, with the limit raising to 150km/h (93mph), from January 1, 2004. Lunardi went on to say that psychologists and doctors say people who go faster drive better and are more careful, and that only 9 per cent of fatal accidents were caused by speeding.

The decision has been praised by the Assocation of British Drivers. ABD spokesman Nigel Humphries was " ecstatic. It seems common sense is percolating through the road safety establishment in Italy. " He feels a similar speed would be sensible for UK motorways, where " no-one would be stopped for less than 100mph. "
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Originally posted by: OREOSpeedwagon
Originally posted by: Ylen13
this will never happen in usa
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no kidding. on another note why can't the fuxfnkdfcking slow ass people stay in the right lane. christ.

ok i'm done :disgust:
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becaue they feel they need to enforce the laws when no cops are around to issue u a ticket
 
Originally posted by: Phuz
Speed limits are being raised in Italy to improve road safety.

Lunardi went on to say that psychologists and doctors say people who go faster drive better and are more careful
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then i must be one of the best drivers in the world.
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dude i just saw this on history channel...the program about the autobahn..i mean i saw it yesterday...

they say italy's own "autobahn"..forgot wat's it called..will raise the speed limit to exactly that in 2003. (i'm assuming the show is a rerun of somesort)...yeah..aha

i think it's only for that particular road though
 
Originally posted by: LuNoTiCK
If they raised speed limits, less tickets will be issued which will mean less revenue.
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So?

Thats definitely one of the factors why North American speed limits will remain low, but certainly not the main reason.
 
Originally posted by: Phuz
Originally posted by: LuNoTiCK
If they raised speed limits, less tickets will be issued which will mean less revenue.
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So?

Thats definitely one of the factors why North American speed limits will remain low, but certainly not the main reason.
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what is the main reason? that speed kill?
 
Originally posted by: Ylen13
Originally posted by: Phuz
Originally posted by: LuNoTiCK
If they raised speed limits, less tickets will be issued which will mean less revenue.
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So?

Thats definitely one of the factors why North American speed limits will remain low, but certainly not the main reason.
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what is the main reason? that speed kill?
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speed + stupidity = dead
 
Originally posted by: SuperTool
PT-cruiser : banned
Nissan = car.
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Oh that's no fun. Install land mines that detect what type of car is on the highway. If the car type doesn't match the categories, BOOM. We could turn it into a game. See how far an unapproved car gets before getting blown up.
 
Originally posted by: SuperTool
Originally posted by: Walleye
Originally posted by: CheapArse
Originally posted by: SuperTool
I think the speed limit should be 100 for cars, 80 for SUV's, and 60 for trucks.
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what about fugly inbetween cars? :Q like PT cruisers, and that new nissan
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10 mph.
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PT-cruiser : banned
Nissan = car.
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you realize nissan makes trucks & suvs right? but what i was talking about is that new milano thing, or whatever its called.
 
The roads around where I live all have a top posted speed of 55 mph and in some places it drops to 40 mph. I would hate to see what would happen if all drivers the speed limits all the time.

I was once struck behind cars in both lanes that were doing the speed limit. They had traffic backed up for miles behind them before the car in the left lane got into the right.
 
Originally posted by: Dr Smooth
The roads around where I live all have a top posted speed of 55 mph and in some places it drops to 40 mph. I would hate to see what would happen if all drivers the speed limits all the time.

I was once struck behind cars in both lanes that were doing the speed limit. They had traffic backed up for miles behind them before the car in the left lane got into the right.
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i hate it when those stupid fvcking cocksuckers block both lanes. i absolutely hate selfish stupid drivers.:|
 
eh, its more the pollution nazis in the US than anything else

i'm surpised those litte fiats can even make it to 93 tho. probably gonna lug the engine driving 20 miles
 
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