130km/h speed limits

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Originally Posted by V8Ian

Because they're too stupid to realise they're an idiot.
I agree with much you say, some cars, some roads, some drivers are able to safely travel at 130, but too many drivers lack the judgment.

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so you want to nanny state us and hold everyone back because of the few people who lack judgement.

why not test drives and take away the licence of people who lack judgement?
remove the bad drivers from the road.

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Originally Posted by Eevo

if you have **** road, why are you posting in this topic, your road is never going to be capable for supporting 130, and hence never going to limited to 130, so why the interest.

your worried about something thats not going to affect you.


Why does any one need to drive at these speeds [ 130 km/hr] . No one has explained this. If this subject is just ego driven, with no solid reason, then it means it is being driven by a core of *******, who must, for the safety of us all, be ignored Bob

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to get to our destination quicker.
i have better things to do than drive for 10hours at 110 when i do 8.5 hours at 130.

that extra hour and a half is time i can be working on my car, seeing my partner, or sleeping.

driving between major cities isnt ego driven, its done for work, for holiday, for family, etc

"dude im bored, i know, lets drive from melb to syd at 130, that will be fun"[/QUOTE]

Disagree, entirely , sane, responsible drivers drive to get there alive. Thrill seekers , just for the thrill, *******, just because they can. If you want to get somewhere earlier, leave earlier, normal people have been doing that for years, Bob

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Originally Posted by bob10

OK , you win that one, but.... mate you were not in Europe, and for goodness sake ,you must have realised , our roads do not let you drive at European speeds. I feel you & all those who advocate those speeds for our roads, are being irresponsible. Ok for you, but for every young Aussie who dies on the roads if the speed limit is lifted, I will blame you , & your mates, Bob

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And I'll blame every person that drives 1000km's and dies of fatigue an hour from the end of their journey, on your crowd. Both can play that game.

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Originally Posted by MR LR jnr.

And I'll blame every person that drives 1000km's and dies of fatigue an hour from the end of their journey, on your crowd. Both can play that game.

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Are you serious? Bob

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Bob, I don't recall if I have mentioed it but European limits OFF the motorways are actually lower than ours, but they do have a crapload of extra traffic plus little towns almost everywhere. It's amazing how populated the place is. I would only advocate 130 on our dual carriagways and the remote roads that are up to par, like the far western Sturt, the Stuart up the guts and certainly from Ceduna to Norseman across the Nullabor. Those roads you have out in remote Queensland where it's a single lane bit of tar with gravel on both sides so you can duck out of a road trains way don't cut it that's for sure. :) I'm not a big fan of QLD roads so I can sympathise with your concern.

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Originally Posted by bob10

Disagree, entirely , sane, responsible drivers drive to get there alive. Thrill seekers , just for the thrill, *******, just because they can. If you want to get somewhere earlier, leave earlier, normal people have been doing that for years, Bob

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and i can drive at 130 and still be sane, responsible and i'll get there alive.

leaving earlier means less sleep, sleep time with my partner, less time playing with my cars.

there are 24hours in a day, i dont want to waste them.
spending an extra hour and a half driving when its avoidable is wasteful.


or we can turn the tables and say the speed limit should be set to 90km/h.
anyone doing 110 is insane, irresponsible and just a thrill seeking ******.

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Originally Posted by bob10

to get to our destination quicker.
i have better things to do than drive for 10hours at 110 when i do 8.5 hours at 130.

that extra hour and a half is time i can be working on my car, seeing my partner, or sleeping.

driving between major cities isnt ego driven, its done for work, for holiday, for family, etc

"dude im bored, i know, lets drive from melb to syd at 130, that will be fun"

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Life is short, personally I want to get the most out of mine.

I read a good saying once, some might take it as a tosser thing, but it goes like this:

"I'd rather die trying to live, than live trying not to die"

I, personally consider myself a safe driver, because I am aware of my surroundings, drive to the conditions, the capability of the car, and my capability. I've learnt these capabilities in controlled environments, and I don't risk other people lives being stupid, I don't believe I risk mine in day to day activities any greater than the average person either.

But I do believe there is a point where safety is ridiculous, to the point it can have a negative effect.

Normal people have deadlines and commitments, I don't know your personal situation, but sometimes you can't leave earlier, and wasting time travelling, when the risks are only slightly greater is a risk a lot of people are willing to take. It's no different to sitting in heavy traffic around town, it annoys everyone because travel time is increased.

Do you enjoy traffic jams Bob?

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Originally Posted by bob10

Are you serious? Bob

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I was being facetious, but your initial comment was ridiculous.

Increased travel time is more dangerous in my opinion, just like working overtime.

most of us here have driven the tanami.

the first 100km leaving alice is single road hard top. so when a car comes the other way, both cars slow down, pull over and pass safely.

doing 110, 130 or 150 wont make a difference. if you see a car coming, you will slow down, pull over and pass safely.



also, on the highways, if everyones trip time is cut down by 10% that means less cars on the road as cars have reached their destination and are off the road.