Why would you bother with a fast car in Vic?

[sarrge2001]

Originally Posted by Geez Louise

126 IS a bit excessive in a 100 zone.......

Is 126 excessive because it's a dangerous speed or because it's 26 over the limit??

Seeing how our fearless leaders tell us that speeding fines are all about improving "road safety", 126 MUST be dangerous enough for a massive fine and a month on the buses - right??

And yet in the NT, on the open road, 126 isn't even AT the speed limit.

Why.

Why is it more dangerous to do 126 in Victoria, not quite as dangerous in South Australia and not dangerous at all in the NT?

To put it in perspective, if it's dangerous because it's 26 over the limit, then the equivalent "danger" doesn't kick in in SA till 136, and in the NT till 156.

I know who has better roads and freeways out of those 3 jurisdictions and it's NOT the NT!!!

But then, for the average driver, it's easier to exceed 100kmh that to exceed 130kmh. And so it's easier for the government to revenue raise in the name of "road safety", and to pull up statistics that support that view, and ignore ones that don't.

Well here's some stats.....Make of them what you will.

NT Road Toll
2005 - 55
2006 - 44
2007 - 46 (Highway speed limit reduced to 130kmh)
2007 - 57
2008 - 75
2009 - 31
2010 - 46 (so far)

Oh - and coming back to the subject topic - I bother with a fast car because I can. And as someone said, the occasional squirt up to the speed limit makes it all worthwhile.

But then, I don't live in Victoria.