Yepp. I never thought that once driving around 130km/h on a highway will give me the feeling of receiving a speeding ticket, must pay $400-$500 and the risk of going to jail. 130km/h is around 81mph. Well on the highway speed limit is 65mph (104km/h). On interstate it is the generous 70mph (112km/h). Above 85mph if they get you, you will be charged with attempt murder, meaning jail. What shall I say about when I was driving home from Munich to Budapest and sometimes in Germany my speed was 180km/h (113mph) and it happened that in Austria I reached 160km/h (100mph). :)
And no, this is no testimony ;)
Anyway this is the land of cruise control (tempomat). You set your speed (65mph or 70mph), and choose a lane (yes, the left one) and you cruise. So if you want to reach your goal faster, pick the right(most) lane! It is unlikely that you have to hit the break or the gas pedal. However it gives me the question why the need for huge engines in cars anyway? 100-110km/h can be reached easily with a Peugeot 106 of Suzuki Splash :D No engine higher then 1.4L is required, even with automatic transmission!
Another thought: USA won the 2nd world war against Japan, right? However Japan invaded the US by now. You can see many different versions of Toyota Camry on the roads (almost every 2nd or 3rd car is a Camry). Apart from that a lot of other Toyotas and Lexus (==Toyota), Nissan and Infinity (==Nissan), Honda and Acura (==Honda) cars are on the road. Even the ugliest ones that in Europe no one buys. Strange compared to the fact, that once (30-40 years ago) the most amazing cars were made by the US. It is really rare that you see a Cadillac, Chevrolet, Ford or Dodge on the road. However the new muscle cars (Mustang, Challenger or Camaro) are popular. I bet there are more Mercedes or BMW on the road than any US brands. Even those typical pick up trucks are Japanese brands. So who lost the war now?
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