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Atlanta Man Shatters Coast-to-Coast Driving Record, Averaging 98MPH
New submitter The Grim Reefer sends this quote from CNN:
"[Ed] Bolian set out on a serious mission to beat the record for driving from New York to Los Angeles. The mark? Alex Roy and David Maher's cross-country record of 31 hours and 4 minutes, which they set in a modified BMW M5 in 2006. ... He went into preparation mode about 18 months ago and chose a Mercedes CL55 AMG with 115,000 miles for the journey. The Benz's gas tank was only 23 gallons, so he added two 22-gallon tanks in the trunk, upping his range to about 800 miles. ... To foil the police, he installed a switch to kill the rear lights and bought two laser jammers and three radar detectors. He commissioned a radar jammer, but it wasn't finished in time for the trek. There was also a police scanner, two GPS units and various chargers for smartphones and tablets -- not to mention snacks, iced coffee and a bedpan. ... The total time: 28 hours, 50 minutes and about 30 seconds. ... When they were moving, which, impressively, was all but 46 minutes of the trip, they were averaging around 100 mph. Their total average was 98 mph, and their top speed was 158 mph, according to an onboard tracking device."
for the purpose of generating revenue.
Ah, one of those capitalists that believes that if something is related to money, that must be the one and only thing reason involved.
The reason there is such an insanely low speed limit on american roads is because
a.) your roads suck ass and are not made for speeds in excess of 100mph
b.) you suck as drivers because you do drive like PUSSIES and are zonked out on prozac and other prescription drugs
and fucking constantly twiddle with your cell phones.
THAT IS WHY.
When I'm over here I have to keep it at around 80MPH but back home I drive 130MPH cruising speed each week between
Stuttgart and Munich and back, only slowing down a bit for the automated speed traps on A8 (after you get past Augsburg) and
of course the occasional (and well known) speedtrap down in the valley before the Geislinger Tunnel. I HAVEN'T HAD A
SPEEDINGTICKET in Germany in years even though the Autobahnpolizei tries hard.
Yes
no one ever cites those studies that show lower speed limits are safer... Because they don't exist.
...really?
That's fascinating.
Here's one.
Or perhaps this?
Suck it.