Avgas in France has reached $7.50/gal !

Matt Barrow wrote:


Have you ever driven the western US? Speed limit is generally 75 and that's
ususally scoffed at. What are speed limits in the rest of Europe other than
the autobahn?


120-130 Km/h or 75-80 miles

"Arketip" wrote in message
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Matt Barrow wrote:


Have you ever driven the western US? Speed limit is generally 75 and
that's
ususally scoffed at. What are speed limits in the rest of Europe other
than
the autobahn?


120-130 Km/h or 75-80 miles

Must have raised them 'cause when I was there (mid 70's and again in the
early 80s) they topped out about 60.

In article , Matt Barrow wrote:
Must have raised them 'cause when I was there (mid 70's and again in the
early 80s) they topped out about 60.

In Britain, the speed limit has never been that low. All dual
carriageways ('divided highways') have a default speed limit of 70mph.

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"Dylan Smith" wrote in message
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In Britain, the speed limit has never been that low. All dual
carriageways ('divided highways') have a default speed limit of 70mph.

Britain didn't have a speed limit until 1967 when the 70mph
national limit was brought in. The "unofficial" speed limit on British
motorways is 85mph. 90-100mph is common. Turbo-diesels are
ideal for these sort of motorway speeds. Good torque for overtaking
and pretty frugal in the process.

Anyone who comes here from the US or Canada complains that
we drive too fast.

Paul

Paul Sengupta wrote:

"Dylan Smith" wrote in message
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In Britain, the speed limit has never been that low. All dual
carriageways ('divided highways') have a default speed limit of 70mph.


Britain didn't have a speed limit until 1967 when the 70mph
national limit was brought in. The "unofficial" speed limit on British
motorways is 85mph. 90-100mph is common. Turbo-diesels are
ideal for these sort of motorway speeds. Good torque for overtaking
and pretty frugal in the process.

Anyone who comes here from the US or Canada complains that
we drive too fast.

Not true. I lived in England for 4 months and didn't mind at all
driving 100+ on the motorways! And I thought all of the roundabouts
were a hoot. The rock wall lined roads in Wales were interesting however...


Matt

In article , Matt Whiting wrote:
Not true. I lived in England for 4 months and didn't mind at all
driving 100+ on the motorways! And I thought all of the roundabouts
were a hoot. The rock wall lined roads in Wales were interesting however...

Try Manx roads. Part of the TT circuit (the TT is a motorcycle road
race, a 37.75 mile long circuit, raced on public roads) is rock lined.
My Dad races a sidecar outfit in that race (he's already got his race
number for this year's event).

They go hurtling through towns at 140mph+. It's awesome.

--
Dylan Smith, Castletown, Isle of Man
Flying: http://www.dylansmith.net
Frontier Elite Universe: http://www.alioth.net
"Maintain thine airspeed, lest the ground come up and smite thee"