[F32Fleet]

http://www.canada.com/montrealgazett...2-d1c2ae606a5b

[epiphone3]

thank you for this... a highly worth-while read!

[ehhhwik]

i absolutely agree with that article, the only speed limit that i find justifiable is the 30km/h limit in school zones, but everything else is crap

[Slke46]

^^ over here its 40km/h in school zones... but totally agree with the article.

[PiperD]

Here here. But better driver training/education and lane discipline have to go hand-in-hand with increased limits. I'm curious how Canada and the US differ in this regard, since there's info in that article to suggest that increased limits in the States were met with unchanged/reduced numbers of accidents.

I think the general concensus is that driver discipline in the old country is heads and shoulders above what we have over here, which is what I always attributed to their ability to run higher limits.

[F32Fleet]

Originally Posted by PiperD

Here here. But better driver training/education and lane discipline have to go hand-in-hand with increased limits. I'm curious how Canada and the US differ in this regard, since there's info in that article to suggest that increased limits in the States were met with unchanged/reduced numbers of accidents.

I think the general concensus is that driver discipline in the old country is heads and shoulders above what we have over here, which is what I always attributed to their ability to run higher limits.

In the US, you have a hodgepodge of requirements. All States require the individual to pass a drivers exam (written or road test or both). This exam pales in comparision to what one has to pass in Germany and is very inexpensive.

Some states offer free driver training in HS which is taught like any other class, and other states just require you to pass their test with or without minimial class work. IMO....the biggest difference between US and Euro is the condition of the cars. Some of the vehicles driven on our hwy's in the US are in such poor condition that they would be impounded in Germany as being unsafe.

IMO..what is basically boils down to that we, the U.S., have to give the lowest common denominator the opportunity to travel upon our hwys/roads since we lack a well developed mass public transportation system as an alternative.

My .$.02

[Furnace]

Originally Posted by Socom

In the US, you have a hodgepodge of requirements. All States require the individual to pass a drivers exam (written or road test or both). This exam pales in comparision to what one has to pass in Germany and is very inexpensive.

Some states offer free driver training in HS which is taught like any other class, and other states just require you to pass their test with or without minimial class work. IMO....the biggest difference between US and Euro is the condition of the cars. Some of the vehicles driven on our hwy's in the US are in such poor condition that they would be impounded in Germany as being unsafe.

IMO..what is basically boils down to that we, the U.S., have to give the lowest common denominator the opportunity to travel upon our hwys/roads since we lack a well developed mass public transportation system as an alternative.

My .$.02