Yesterday I was going in my Sonata to work and suddenly I see this guy with the Chrysler 300 come up to me and pass me I got angry so I got close to him and pressed on the horn. In the end I beat him badly and believe me he was trying. My car crossed over 200 km/h. Anyways I was just wondering that even at 200 km/h the engine wasnt exhausted as it was still on 4th gear. So isnt 138 mph a little too small for this car. I believe it should go over that as I have tested many cars what do you guys think?
hugamuto
Sonata Top Speed
you're right. . . killing someone or yourself because you were driving at ridiculous speeds is worse. . . There is no reason for anyone to go 130 mph, unless you're on a track. Street racing like this kills people, it destroys lives and families. I'm not saying that if the speed limit is 65, that you should drive 65 (I know I don't) but going with the flow of traffic at 75 or 80 is a lot different than doing 120 or 130. At those speeds with stock brakes and suspension, a dip in the road, a slow down in traffic, etc. . . would cause a major accident. That is where the problem lays. And I also agree with the comment that someone going 5 mph under the speed limit causes problem on highways, I normally get annoyed at these people too, but its hard to get mad at normally an elderly person driving at a speed they feel comfortable with.
I'll throw out another story. A kid I went to high school with who was extremely immature used to drive like a lunatic. Well apperently totaling his car on a back road doing 100 mph+ wasn't enough to slow him down. Because not long after that he was speeding on a back road again and came around a turn, and there was a woman getting her mail from her mailbox (which happened to be accross the street) Well he hit and killed her. All because he was immature and felt invincible and thought he could control his car. Well maybe you can keep the car on the road at those speeds, but you sure can't stop in time to avoid something like this.
My point is not to say someone is right or wrong, I know I don't have perfect driving habits, but keep in mind others on the road. Driving at over 100 mph is just being selfish and takes everybody else's safety on the road in your hands.
Actually I think in the southwest (Arizona or something if I remember right) the speed limits are like 75 or so on some of the roads. But then the road is completely flat and you can see for miles in front of you. Its just funny to see the speed limit like that on a little two lane road. :banana:
I95 in South Carolina has long stretches were the Speed Limit is 70 mph. Driving fast and driving recklessly are two totally different things. Driving on the NYS Thruway is like Nascar. Below is an excerpt from The Journal News (my local Newspaper), regarding a five mile stretch of the NYS Thruway. I drive on this highway every day...
"More than 115 people die on the nation's roads every day.
Most people hardly give those numbers a second thought — until tragedy hits close to home and the statistic becomes a name with a life not very different from ours.
Understandably, some Rockland residents have been left shaken and on edge after three fatal crashes — two last week — in the past five weeks on a five-mile stretch of New York State Thruway, which many residents use to go shopping at Woodbury Common, visit family upstate or vacation in the Catskills.
Nine people — five of them children — died in the crashes.
"I've been scared to get on 287 now with all that's happening. It's all been so horrible," said Lisa Scott, who lives in Harriman and works at an Orangeburg firm.
Scott, a mother of two, said she took the Thruway only occasionally because drivers routinely raced down the largely straight road between exits 15A and 16 even though the speed limit is already posted at 65 mph. She prefers the Palisades Interstate Parkway, which is winding, has more exits and no shoulders.
Her fears are understandable."
9 PEOPLE DEAD - 5 OF THEM CHILDREN! IN THE SPAN OF 5 WEEKS!!!
Think about that next time somebody passes you and hurts your pride and you wanna show them what your Sonata can do...
G
Speed kills, drunk driving kills, people on cell phones kill, etc. People on cell phones are every bit as dangerous as speeders and drunk drivers if you ask me. You can get killed just as easily at 60MPH as you can at 100MPH.
On another note, I remember driving from Montana to Mississippi back in the early to mid-70s with my family. We were in a 1969 Dodge Charger and the posted speed in Montana and a couple of other adjoining states was ... none. The sign simply read "drive according to conditions" or something like that. Dad waiting until Mom was asleep and took on up to 120 and that's where she stayed unless we had to slow down for something.
Even now if I go to pass someone and I'm already doing 70 I regularly hit 100 if I nail it. It don't take long at all.
On another note, I remember driving from Montana to Mississippi back in the early to mid-70s with my family. We were in a 1969 Dodge Charger and the posted speed in Montana and a couple of other adjoining states was ... none. The sign simply read "drive according to conditions" or something like that. Dad waiting until Mom was asleep and took on up to 120 and that's where she stayed unless we had to slow down for something.
Even now if I go to pass someone and I'm already doing 70 I regularly hit 100 if I nail it. It don't take long at all.
West Texas now has a limit of 80 I believe, FWIW. The regional racetrack around here is I-495 in Mass. Nothing like moving along at 85 only to be passed like your standing still.
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10-4. I think I was reading a while back that TX had some areas where they were throwing around the idea of making it like some of the states used to be - drive according to conditions. Haven't looked back into that for quite a while though.
yes that seems a lot but what you fail to say is how densely populated the area is .
millions use the thruway everyday . so you need to take in consideration the number of vehicles that use it vrs the death toll. i live in yonkers ny i use the thruway often. i speed but i dont whip in and out of lanes or ride up someones
rear.
ill wager more idiots get killed in residential speed crashes than highway collisions, simply due to the fact that you are more likely to be involved in a head on collision due to closer proximity to other vehicles.
no, ive not a problem with speeding responsibly, just like drinking responsibly or shooting responsibly.
the underlying problem, imo, is that people are getting too stupid and it is too easy to pass the buck and lay blame.
it was mentioned above that in europe there are the autobahn and autostrada where the speeds exceed even the most reckless drivers here. yet, per capita, how do their collision rates compare to ours?? i dont have any figures, but i know they are lower than north america... why?? because it is a PRIVILEDGE to drive there. it is extremely expensive and you need to be well trained before they will let you loose on the road with a 3000lb weapon.
maybe we need to stop blaming "careless" or "reckless" drivers and start blaming POOR drivers for some of our needless collisions and roadway deaths.
/rant
no, ive not a problem with speeding responsibly, just like drinking responsibly or shooting responsibly.
the underlying problem, imo, is that people are getting too stupid and it is too easy to pass the buck and lay blame.
it was mentioned above that in europe there are the autobahn and autostrada where the speeds exceed even the most reckless drivers here. yet, per capita, how do their collision rates compare to ours?? i dont have any figures, but i know they are lower than north america... why?? because it is a PRIVILEDGE to drive there. it is extremely expensive and you need to be well trained before they will let you loose on the road with a 3000lb weapon.
maybe we need to stop blaming "careless" or "reckless" drivers and start blaming POOR drivers for some of our needless collisions and roadway deaths.
/rant
But if you drive on the Thruway, or the Sprain/Taconic, then you encounter many people who do whip in and out of lanes and come up so close behind you, they might as well be hitched to your rear bumper. Add that to the greater number of cars on the road and compound that with the myriad of other distractions and your asking for trouble. Every single day I encounter an accident. Not all of them have fatalities, but the point is, every time an auto accident occurs, regardless of speed, their is a chance of being injured or killed. Not to mention the financial ramifications that affects us all due to higher insurance rates, highway taxes to repair the roads, and medical costs. I'm not saying I drive safe all the time or that I expect anybody here to. But, I just want to throw this out there...
Speeding alone isn't dangerous. But speeding combined with other distracting activities greatly increases your chances of an accident. And the faster you go, the lower your reaction time becomes. And even if you are a very skilled driver, that doesn't guarantee that all the other people on the road are. Many people who are involved in accidents aren't even the ones who caused the accident.
That kind of speed makes you look pretty stupid! Also endangers the rest of us! STOP PUTTING ME IN DANGER! I can do that well enough!
there are worse things out there, than a capable rider or driver in a vehicle thats designed to perform.
such as people who dont signal, or red light runners, or drunks, or senile old people, or people in old cars with crappy steering and poor braking.
dont take life so seriously, you arent getting out alive.
such as people who dont signal, or red light runners, or drunks, or senile old people, or people in old cars with crappy steering and poor braking.
dont take life so seriously, you arent getting out alive.
That is a really selfish and immature statement to make. I hope you don't have children. Anybody with a child they love would never make a statement like that...
Why is it that when someone says they have driven at 120mph that many people automatically envision them weaving wildly in and out of traffic, and barely missing little old ladies? The reality is, smart people know when and how to pick the roads and conditions to let their car breathe for a minute or 2. It can be done in perfect safety for themselves and everyone else. We should be given a little credit, and the assuming stopped. That type of thinking will eventually result in mandatory 70mph electronically limited speeds in our cars.
Happy New Year to all!
I'm not sure if you read the first post, it was two cars that started racing becuase the guy got mad that he was passed. . . therefore not only was speed involved, but so was anger. The combination of these two is dangerous. Plus tailgating. Letting a car breathe for a minute or two is fine, especially on a track. If a guy goes by me flying on a highway where there isn't any traffic, I probably would think, thats stupid but wouldn't care (heck as I've stated I've already done that) But when anger is involved and tailgating and two cars racing to prove that their car is "better" that is where I have the problem. And I still stand by my opinion that doing 120, 130, 140 mph on stock suspension with stock brakes in this car isn't too intelligent. You hit a dip in the road, and who knows what happens. Plus you always have the chance of a deer or some other animal running across out of nowhere.
And in your statement where letting a car "breathe" for a minute or two which can be done in perfect safety to themselves and everyone else, as long as everyone else isn't on the road than I completely agree. If there is a long straight shot that is clear, and no other cars around, than in my opinion, do what you want.
you're right life is too short, and I feel you can do as you want as long as you don't put others at risk. Do you not agree that racing someone out of anger and tailgating doing 130 mph is putting everyone else on the road at danger? Plus when someone is mad they will take chances they normally wouldn't under a normal state of mind. And as far as your comment, that you were a parent but no longer are, I'm not 100% sure what you mean, but I am sorry if you lost a child. I couldn't imagine dealing with something like that.
well, im sure you will all be happy to know i drove home **** drunk after countless losses in beer pong(or w.e you call it onm your side of the border)!!!!
it was about a 40-50 mile trip done at about 80-100 mph in the rainnnnn
YAYYYYYY and i made it! and there were a lot of cars on the road for 3 am, i was thinking what a field day the five oh could have had if they did a random DWI check ANYWHERE :beer:
it was about a 40-50 mile trip done at about 80-100 mph in the rainnnnn
YAYYYYYY and i made it! and there were a lot of cars on the road for 3 am, i was thinking what a field day the five oh could have had if they did a random DWI check ANYWHERE :beer:
G
OK, the arguing seems to be escalating (even though everyone has their valid points) so knock it off please. :57: The first argument of the New Year is confirmed. Now everyone hug and be nice. :grouphug:
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