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I know people in the US get their license in a few days. But in europe people take a proper course over a few weeks and drive dafely and routinely at speeds up to 200 km/h. Not that I disagree with the fun part.
200kmh is never really safe, I hope that everyone driving at that speed realize it, of course we feel safe in those new cars, it's like nothing, but a flat tire or something else and it's done for you
And I don't think every country in Europe have proper training, in France people are not that disciplined as in other part of Europe
It takes months and months in the UK. The tests are pretty strict.
Yeah, I'm sure they can drive safely at 200km/h at a race track. There's no way to drive safely above the speed limit on a public road.
There are a lot of streets without a speed limit in europe. People are told to drive around at least 130 to not hinder traffic. Most people go about 140 or 150 if the roads are free. Speed lane is usually about 160
No, not a lot, only highways in Germany AFAIK. Where I live the limit is 120 so 150 is always over the limit. Road fatalities in Germany are the same as in my country because in Germany you also have idiots driving 200km/h. What you have to do is adjust your speed to the conditions. Depending on how the roads are build the limit will be different but if you're driving 50km/h faster than everyone else you're creating dangerous situation. Same if you're driving too slow obviously.