Hoon caught doing 225kmph in his FPV ute!!!!

[RedHotGT]

Right - well i've given it about 40 mins.... and we've got

Grunter, GTPete, ohzone, One Six, PHANTMXR6, pottery beige, ras351, shonkymofo and loftie

Now - we're all still alive right? Did we crash and burn/kill anyone else in doing so?

Where I'm going is:
The 'save the children' bunch would all say that driving at 200km/h on public roads is stupid - and mostly I agree with that.
I'd also agree that driving at high speeds can increase the risk of an accident for a number of reasons. But it isn't suicide.
I'd like to bet that most of you that answered to my question - did that on a highway - open road and not in suburbia - right?

Should we consider increasing our speed limits on major highways - Yes
Should we consider stricter and better license training and testing - Yes
Should we consider firmer laws/fines for speeding in residential/built up areas - Yes

All road users should be more responsible for their behavior on the road - and more understanding that poor decisions can be life threatening to themselves and others.
We should be given the right to drive within our ability safely (for ourselves and others).
We should also be given the responsibility to be able to make that decision as well.

Currently, we have speed cameras that are fining drivers for 65km/h in a 60 zone, or 45km in a 40 zone. We have point-to-point and mounted cameras on highways and red light areas that catch mostly borderline speeders.

Take a long drive on a highway - and it can be mind numbing. Cruise control on, nothing but straight open roads, and you essentially end up driving in formation with those around you. I think that if you were driving a little faster, you'd be paying a bit more attention.

I've lost my train of thought now - as i've wandered way off topic and where I was going.

But - the point that I was trying to make was - even though the above mentioned people (including myself) have nearly doubled the speed limit at some time, its not the end of the world.