Different strokes for different folks — in Germany the autobahn goes faster than this. But also in Germany you have to go through a far more rigorous process to get a driver’s license. Maybe there ought to be a fast lane or lanes and a special license sticker to qualify for it, in which you’d have to take a driver’s test on the strip.
It’s embarrassing, but a lot of Harleys (some people allege they are motorcycles) would not be able to keep up with this. In top gear.
You're decades out of date. I've got a 74c.i. Sporty that would have do 137 before I hit the ignition's rev limit. The new 103c.i. engines will go faster yet. I've never gone that fast, but I've ridden for great stretches at 110 and hit 120 once or twice.
The question is: Why would anyone want to go that fast? Or worse, why would anyone want to drive on a road with others going that fast? I have to agree with previous posters. 85mph speed limits are just asking for trouble.
Btw, you're out of date on the autobahns as well. Most of them have speed limits now. The highest are 130kph. Only the most remote sections are still unlimited and there are plans to end that as well.
I don’t know what you are talking about. My harley will do 120+ MPH...and I only have a 5 speed.
“Different strokes for different folks — in Germany the autobahn goes faster than this. But also in Germany you have to go through a far more rigorous process to get a driver’s license.”
Germans follow lane discipline; Americans won’t. That makes any speed dangerous.
I’ve driven from Lost Angeles metro to Phoenix several times on I10, which is good quality road most of the way.
Many go 85 which is okay with me. What is NOT okay and NOT safe are those who pass on the right, or stay in the left holding up traffic.
I lived in Germany, drove the Autobahn, and they are better drivers, and they will follow lane discipline, which makes it safe to go 85 and faster.
“It’s embarrassing, but a lot of Harleys (some people allege they are motorcycles) would not be able to keep up with this. In top gear.”
Yeah, we old grey beards will have to stay over in the slow lane...
When I was in Germany fifteen years ago, the insurance policy offered less protection above 130 klicks. So you were on your own dime if you decided to travel at, say, 200. I once took a trip with a guy driving a Beamer. He was on the Autobahn going toward Trier at 180. Ok, except that he had this habit of talking with both hands.