| Author | Message | ||
| Kristoffer Hansson (Maverick)
Junior Member Username: Maverick Post Number: 104 Registered: 3-2001 |
In sweden the average cost for taking a drivers license is more than 1000 bucks. Since its so costly and takes so much time only a few of the 18 year olds take a d.l. | ||
| wayne skiles (Bad_tt)
New member Username: Bad_tt Post Number: 18 Registered: 8-2002 |
Try running Silverstate open road races speed limited by safety equipment and to some extent experience in higher speed classes. http://www.silverstateclassic.com/ | ||
| Jason Wesoky (Wesokyjb)
Junior Member Username: Wesokyjb Post Number: 90 Registered: 1-2003 |
Red 360 Spyder with a black top. Looked brand-new, but then again, don't they all? | ||
| TomD (Tifosi)
Advanced Member Username: Tifosi Post Number: 3538 Registered: 9-2001 |
I think many people know it better as macadam or aka blacktop, BTW i knew what you meant | ||
| Dan 360 (Dan360)
New member Username: Dan360 Post Number: 23 Registered: 2-2003 |
Sounds like another of those words that people just don't seem to understand in America when I say them. To me Tarmac is "tarmacadam" which is a "Road or paving material combining crushed stone, rolled and mixed with bitumen type mixer." As opposed to a plain concrete surface - which makes a LOT more noise. For those who live in Mass the Ted Williams tunnel starts as Concrete and then changes to Tarmac. Dan | ||
| Matthew J Germane (Mjgermane)
Junior Member Username: Mjgermane Post Number: 58 Registered: 1-2003 |
In Utah I-15 has a limit of 75 mph for quite a ways. Going north just outside of St. George up until Springville the limit is 75, which is about 250 miles. | ||
| PlayersMarkus (Playersmarkus)
Junior Member Username: Playersmarkus Post Number: 66 Registered: 10-2002 |
Jason, what color was the 360 ? We just witnessed as a 360 spider crashing into the wall this Sunday at PPIR...ouch ;O) I agree with your comment about CO drivers... | ||
| Drstranglove (Drstranglove)
Junior Member Username: Drstranglove Post Number: 207 Registered: 4-2003 |
"He said that when the surface changed from Concrete to Tarmac" Huh?!?!?! In the Corps a "tarmac" is a generic term for any place you can or do land aircraft. In fact a little search found that Tarmac is not a product, but the name of a company that makes concrete and other aggregates. I believe they are based in the UK. http://www.tarmac.co.uk/live/welcome.asp?id=0 DrS | ||
| Paul Bianco (Paulie_b)
Junior Member Username: Paulie_b Post Number: 71 Registered: 1-2003 |
In Florida, the Interstate goes up to 70 mph in certain sections. | ||
| Ralph Koslin (Ralfabco)
Junior Member Username: Ralfabco Post Number: 119 Registered: 3-2002 |
Oh what the _ell !! Just ride the Suzuki Hayabusa Wanna Pursue ? ~ Forget it at night !! | ||
| Jason Wesoky (Wesokyjb)
Junior Member Username: Wesokyjb Post Number: 85 Registered: 1-2003 |
Outside the city of Denver, heading east, the limit is 75mph. In the wide open road, though, most people drive about 85mph. In the city, while the speed limit is 55 or 65, most people drive at or below that speed. I have lived and visited several places, but Denver has a monopoly on the worst highway drivers. I thought the point of driving a car (unless you're on a casual Sunday drive in your Ferrari) was to get from point A to point B as quickly as you can. Here it seems no one has any interest in getting where they're going. Frustrating!! That's why I walk to work. BTW, saw a new 360 with factory embedded Scudiera shields outside of Adega yesterday. Anyone here the owner? | ||
| rich (Dino2400)
Junior Member Username: Dino2400 Post Number: 218 Registered: 10-2001 |
Dan360's comments are right on. For example, though the posted speed limit on the highway I used to commute on in the bay area - the 280 - is 65mph, the flow of non-truck traffic is more like 80-90. I didn't stand out much at all riding the Ducati at around 100 everyday. I now live out in the middle of California and most highways are 70, with 80 being the usual speed of the left lane. | ||
| Dan 360 (Dan360)
New member Username: Dan360 Post Number: 22 Registered: 2-2003 |
He said that when the surface changed from Concrete to Tarmac, just that little ridge made it briefly feel like it was about to get airborne... I think before the ground effects venturi on the 360 it might have been even more "exciting". Dan | ||
| DES (Sickspeed)
Advanced Member Username: Sickspeed Post Number: 3866 Registered: 8-2002 |
i recall recalling a posted limit of 75 in California, last year... i was further north than you, Jordan (Fresno, etc.), but we drove all the way down to L.A. at one point... State limit here in NY is 55; but no one pays any attention to that...  | ||
| Ton Visser (Lion315)
Member Username: Lion315 Post Number: 525 Registered: 12-2002 |
Hi Dan, What did your friend mean with the changing of the road surface? Ton | ||
| Dan 360 (Dan360)
New member Username: Dan360 Post Number: 20 Registered: 2-2003 |
A friend of mine just went to Spa in his 360 for a track day and managed 180mph on the belgian motor way. His comment was it was a bit interesting when the road surface changed at that speed (mostly concrete motorways in Belgium). One observation about the US vs Europe (I'm a brit living in the US). Despite the bizzare speed limits in the US, average driving speeds are much the same as in Europe - ie 80-90mph seems to be a fine cruising speed at which you won't stand out (in Mass, NY, Conn etc at least). However you don't get the execu-barges flying past you at 120+ mph that you do in France or Switzerland (not to mention Germany). As for me, I try and keep below 100mph, but its all too easy to just lean on that throttle for a few seconds... :-) | ||
| Jens Haller (Jh280774)
Member Username: Jh280774 Post Number: 562 Registered: 9-2001 |
Ton, Absolutely right! In Germany it is really no shame to not pass the practical exam at first time. You forget a view over the shoulder when changing lanes and you fail immediately (Very strict!) Of course the density of cars is much higher in Europe then in most parts of the US. My friend who did the license in the US lived in Colorado and he told me that at the whole practical test which he could do completely with an automatic car he encountered THREE other cars. Great!!!!! You can easily imagine how he behaved in a crowded german city driving a stick car the first time in his life. He always stalled the engine and I really was afraid of loosing my life in his little crappy Lancia... Con saluti cordialissimi, Jens Haller | ||
| Ton Visser (Lion315)
Member Username: Lion315 Post Number: 523 Registered: 12-2002 |
There is a big difference indeed between the regulations in some of the European countries and the US. A lot of people in Europe fail for the first couple of times when they do the exam. European people also tend to find 16 yrs very young for a drivers license. But I also think that you cannot compare the two worldparts. Ton | ||
| Jens Haller (Jh280774)
Member Username: Jh280774 Post Number: 561 Registered: 9-2001 |
Jeffrey, Indeed it is not really that hard to get a license here in Germany. Compared to the US though it is extremly hard: You are not allowed to learn to drive without a licensed driving teacher. You have to learn to drive a stick car. It�s not allowed to do all lessons with automatic. You need to do at least around 20 practical driving lessons with the teacher. Amongst them are "MUST" night drives, highway drives and "overland" drives. Besides that you get around the same amount of theoretical lessons. Afterwards you do a theoretical exam on multiple choice base. There are over 400 possible questions as far as I remember. Then you do a practical exam with backwards parking, highway driving and inner city driving. This exam takes about one hour and can be quite tough. The exam takes place with a manual transmission stick car. You can only get a driving license after you turned 18 years old. That can all be done but it takes around half a year at least. When I was still at high school some friends of mine did an exchange year in the US and came back with 17 and a driving license from the US. To be honest all of them drove horribly bad and no one of them would have passed the license test here in Germany. Besides no one of them could drive a stick. Uhhhhhhhh.... Con saluti cordialissimi, Jens Haller | ||
| TomD (Tifosi)
Advanced Member Username: Tifosi Post Number: 3527 Registered: 9-2001 |
We should have tighter rules on who gets a licence - people here think it is their right to drive - it is not. This whole speed limit thing on highways outside cities is just an insurance and revenue generating scam | ||
| Jeffrey Robbins (Teachdna)
Junior Member Username: Teachdna Post Number: 101 Registered: 9-2001 |
The German system has a lot to recommend it. Along with the higher speeding limits is a much higher bar and price tag for obtaining a driver's license. I can just imagine the screams here in the States if the German regulations for licensing were put in place. | ||
| Dave (Maranelloman)
Intermediate Member Username: Maranelloman Post Number: 1433 Registered: 1-2002 |
A lot of I-10 in West Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona is 75 MPH. Also, I believe Montana implemented an actual daytime speed limit (also 75) in mid 1999, due to 14th Amendment issues with each cop's interpretation of reasonable & prudent being different, and thus the law being enforced unequally... | ||
| Ton Visser (Lion315)
Member Username: Lion315 Post Number: 519 Registered: 12-2002 |
I agree! accident numbers in Belgium are much higher although the speedlimit is strict enforced. It feels free indeed to drive on the mighty autobahn. Ton | ||
| Jens Haller (Jh280774)
Member Username: Jh280774 Post Number: 558 Registered: 9-2001 |
Dr Strangelove, In Germany it�s basically like that: On highways you are allowed to drive as fast as you want unless there is a speeding limit (Mostly 120 to 100 km/h). Lots of highways (Autobahnen) have speed limits but a lot still don�t! At streets outside of cities you are generally allowed to drive 100 km/h while inside the city you are allowed to do 50 km/h. BTW: German slogan of the opponents of a general speeding limit on highways is: "Free speeding for free people" Con saluti cordialissimi, Jens Haller P.S. Accident numbers on highways in Germany are not higher than in other countries in Europe (with speeding limit). | ||
| ross koller (Ross)
Intermediate Member Username: Ross Post Number: 1164 Registered: 3-2002 |
no wonder you guys spend so much time at the track! those are really pedestrian limits ! also no wonder you have to fly everywhere. such a shame with such open country. | ||
| Eric Vartanian (Evartanian)
Junior Member Username: Evartanian Post Number: 186 Registered: 3-2002 |
Oh okay, Gabe mentioned it. I guess its 70 then. | ||
| Eric Vartanian (Evartanian)
Junior Member Username: Evartanian Post Number: 185 Registered: 3-2002 |
Actually Jordan I know on the way to Mammoth there's a stretch where its up 75 I believe. But yeah, on most freeways I know of they're 65. | ||
| jake diamond (Rampante)
Junior Member Username: Rampante Post Number: 109 Registered: 4-2002 |
I believe there are no longer any prima facie speed limits in the USA; Montana was the end of the line. Jake | ||
| Gabe V (Racerxgto)
New member Username: Racerxgto Post Number: 38 Registered: 4-2003 |
The Peoples Socialists Republik of Kalifornia, a small stretch of Interstate 5 that has an average ambulance response time of 20-30 mins, the posted limit is 70mph. | ||
| David C. (Worth_it)
Junior Member Username: Worth_it Post Number: 118 Registered: 10-2002 |
DrS - Try Montana - during the day there are no limits "reasonable and safe for conditions" Night time I think it is 65 mph. I think they are the only ones left with this - a few others caved in to the Fed's so they wouldn't take their road money away. P.S. What about the oil change you mentioned ?? | ||
| Jordan Witherspoon (Jordan747_400)
Member Username: Jordan747_400 Post Number: 935 Registered: 12-2002 |
I think the max is 65 in California...unless I remembered the driver handbook wrong | ||
| Drstranglove (Drstranglove)
Junior Member Username: Drstranglove Post Number: 201 Registered: 4-2003 |
Here in NC the best we can do is 70 on some parts of Interstates. What other states have higher ones? And where in the state are they??? DrS |