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Lifetime driving ban.

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Yup. Zero excuse for going that fast anywhere on public roads.

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Driving is a privilege, licenses should be revoked way more often than they are.

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These people would then drive on the roads without a license and are likely to get into car chases to get away.

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So? That’s an enforcement issue, they should still lose their license and then face the extra consequences of driving without one.

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And 10 years in jail. That speed is taking the piss, and they need to come down hard on people who do ridiculous speeds.

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They should call it a “Lifetime driving ban plan” and call the fine a one off subscription to the service lmao

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“Well now you see, we are staging a homage to William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet and we’re a little late for the dress rehearsal. I’m playing the eponymous hero. Romeo, not Juliet.”

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“You’re playing the male lead in a homage to William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet and you’re late for the dress rehearsal. Do you think this is a sufficient reason to travel at 48 in a 30 zone?”

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how do you even manage that? was it just a particularly poorly designed road where they slapped a lower speed limit on it? because i cannot imagine being physically able to reach that speed on most low-speed roads.

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Unrelated, but God damn I hate Reach websites. Makes me irrationally angry every time I stumble upon one.

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I was literally thinking of Mauldeth Road as an example of where you could do this but absolutely shouldn’t.

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Possibly just after a speed limit change?

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Yes, the road has changed from 45 to 30, so naturally we’ll go…checks notes…120.

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Yeah not saying it was an appropriate speed for the previous area 😅 (except if the road was closed and competing in a wrc rally or something) just maybe explains how it was physically possible.

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The data here is simply the maximum recorded speed, which includes a bunch of edge-cases and one-time events, and is not a mean speed value. Even a stock corolla can hit 200km/h given 1km of straight road to wind up on.

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Those are rookie numbers. 764 mph in a 30mph zone is where it’s at nowadays.

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If pedestrians don’t vaporise into nothing then you’re clearly not going fast enough.

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The goal is to have the sun never set on you.

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Speed cameras were invented to check cornering speeds to optimize racing lines. Good to see them put to use for their original intention.

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Really? Didn’t know that! Do you know which series came up with it?

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