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Originally Posted by Kinexus
Exactly why it was done when there were no tail lights visible in front of me and no head lights behind on both sides of the freeway. Doing 130 is the same public or private in those conditions; if something happens, it happens. I never do anything like that around people.
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This kind of hubris is how people get killed (including passengers, and those you haven't seen while going 130MPH on a public highway).
Public roads:
- Have cars (with people) broken down on the side of the road, no tail or headlights on. At night, they're practically invisible.
- Have people on them where crossing the highway to get away from/to the above broken down vehicles.
- Are not regularly inspected and closed for repairs (e.g. potholes, and truck ruts) making them dangerous for high speed runs.
- Are not regularly cleared of debris that if hit or even swerved around can be catastrophic when going nearly double the speed limit.
- Have all manner of animals crossing them that can also act as the above mentioned debris.
If you think you can reliably make an emergency maneuver around any of the above at 130MPH at night on a public road and keep control of the car, you're kidding yourself.
You really think that just because you can't see a taillight on a desert road that traveling that fast is safe? Cars are crash tested to roughly 65MPH and will possibly save your life at that speed. Anything about 80 and it's a crap shoot. Anything above 100 and it's guaranteed game-over for yourself and anyone
that you didn't see involved in the inevitable accident you will cause. Keep that kind of driving on the track. There are private roads that you can pay for to do it.