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Yeah, I’d prefer to live in a society where a bit of common sense applies. Particularly with nonsense like arbitrary speed limits.
common sense is entirely arbitrary based on the individual perspective.
For example, car sharing is common sense, supercharged V8 is common sense (and fun), mandatory public transport is common sense, and people in a slower car getting out of the way is common sense.
When you get to 120 MPH it starts to feel really fast. Been up to 160 on a bike and 147 in a car, you have got to be switched on as it takes a fair bit to slow down even with big vented discs! You also find some of the smaller turbo engines get a bit wheezy winding the last 10 or 20 on.
Drove a few supercharged cars both small and large displacement. The sumptuous wide power band is a beautiful experience, can see why the yanks love-em, shame they are pretty rare in Britain.
Control at speed is an illusion. It only takes a second for something unexpected to happen and you can suddenly be in a whole world of crap. Though I'm all for variable speed limits on the motorway, and under some conditions increasing the speed limit to 80 or even 90mph, any faster than that then the human being becomes a severe limitation and by a long way the biggest risk. The problem is people think they are better and safer drivers than they are. You are just not as good a driver as you think you are. Just because you've had a flawless driving record for decades doesn't reduce the risk of you having a major stack up the next time you get into the car. There are so many factors outside of your control. It just isn't safe to drive at those speeds on the motorway and if you think it is then the sooner you get collared by a speeding camera or the police and your licence taken off you the better for everyone.
These days i rarely see over 70 in the car. I do see 100 on bikes though.
Back in the day on the A33 near reading, i saw 321kmh on a mates Hayabusa. Back in them days i was racing motorbikes and had a bit of a disregard for the rules.... at 200mph the world really does go by quickly... Especially in jeans and trainers 🙂