Should cars that go 100+ mph be street legal?

[Bugeater]

Spinoff of the Henry Ruggs thread. I had a conversation with someone earlier today who stated there was no reason for there to be cars on the road capable of more than 100 mph, and there's really no argument that can be made against that.

Meanwhile...we all now know what the new Corvette is capable of, and Chrysler is throwing Hellcat engines in everything possible, and the number of electric cars available with silly horsepower is constantly growing.

Is this really a good thing? Poll forthcoming!!!

[lewdog]

No limits, because you can’t fix stupid anyway.

[eDave]

Originally Posted by Cheater5

When does it stop? Ban cars capable of exceeding 100mph, ban modern sporting rifles, ban pit bulls, ban extra large sodas, ban vehicles with off road capability, ban knives over 3”, ban swimming pools...


Devo, I believe said it best;
“Freedom of choice is what you’ve got,
Freedom from choice is what you want.”

I would question why 150mph is even neccessary.

[eDave]

Originally Posted by lewdog

No limits, because you can’t fix stupid anyway.

Ah, an AZ resident. I don't need 150 but 90 average speed on the 101 is pretty nice. And highway patrol don't give any ****s anymore.

[Jewish Rabbi]

Originally Posted by eDave

I would question why 150mph is even neccessary.

What if you need to get across town quick because a hot piece of ass said her parents aren’t home???

[Bugeater]

Originally Posted by Jewish Rabbi

Also Bug if this thread is a veiled attempt to take my IROC away from me you’ll get it over my dead body, you commie!!!

You can keep it, but in order to ensure we keep rest of society safe, you will be required to use the wheels and tires from a 1974 Vega on it.

[tyecopeland]

Originally Posted by eDave

I would question why 150mph is even neccessary.

Seems like a common argument on automatic/semi guns.

[Miles]

Originally Posted by eDave

I would question why 150mph is even neccessary.

Just make the speedometer stop at 85 and nobody will drive faster.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by Cheater5

When does it stop? Ban cars capable of exceeding 100mph, ban modern sporting rifles, ban pit bulls, ban extra large sodas, ban vehicles with off road capability, ban knives over 3”, ban swimming pools...


Devo, I believe said it best;
“Freedom of choice is what you’ve got,
Freedom from choice is what you want.”

I could heat my house for free, but the government refuses to let me buy plutonium.

[Bugeater]

Originally Posted by Cheater5

When does it stop? Ban cars capable of exceeding 100mph, ban modern sporting rifles, ban pit bulls, ban extra large sodas, ban vehicles with off road capability, ban knives over 3”, ban swimming pools...


Devo, I believe said it best;
“Freedom of choice is what you’ve got,
Freedom from choice is what you want.”

I'm not proposing or advocating for this to happen, just looking for a better argument against it other than "muh freedoms".

[lewdog]

Originally Posted by eDave

Ah, an AZ resident. I don't need 150 but 90 average speed on the 101 is pretty nice. And highway patrol don't give any ****s anymore.

I love how the speed limit is 65 on the 101. They only seem to care if you’re doing 80+ in traffic.

[BigRedChief]

I’ve had cars that could do 200. But, I was responsible by that time of ownership. When I was Riggs age, It wouldn’t have ended well.

[Rain Man]

I don't think there should be a limit, but at 100 mph a spike should start protruding from the middle of the steering wheel, and the faster you go the longer it gets.

[mr. tegu]

If there were a way to limit their speed based on a gps location such as city areas with stop lights, I’d be fine with that, but that opens up a big can of worms with regards to what speeds, where, etc. that would probably turn me off from it.

[Bugeater]

Originally Posted by Miles

Just make the speedometer stop at 85 and nobody will drive faster.

Ford found the workaround for that with the Mustang SVO in the mid 80s.

[Bearcat]

Originally Posted by eDave

Ah, an AZ resident. I don't need 150 but 90 average speed on the 101 is pretty nice. And highway patrol don't give any ****s anymore.

Yeah, I typically keep it at 15mph over and they don't care... I'll slow down to about 5-10 over as a courtesy/"please don't pull me over" when I see them. Completely different from the midwest where +8 is stretching it and +10 is practically a guaranteed ticket.

And up I-17 where it's 75 and you're at ~85-90, it's not that hard to hit 100 when passing all of the assholes in the left lane, but other cars are 80-85+, so it's not like you're flying by (and I slow down around the trucks that are crawling up the mountain, of course).