Why do car manufacturers make cars that can reach 140 mph.when most states and provinces have a maximum speed of 70 mph.?
2006-09-29 09:49:44 · 4 answers · asked by liseb_98 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Safety
Well, there are plenty of places where there are no speed limits. Montana during daylight hours, for example. German autobahns. Race tracks. Private property. Test tracks. And 70 isn't the highest posted limit in the US, 80 is.
There are plenty of times when speed above the legal limit is needed, and it's up to the driver to justify what he or she was doing. I got a 132 MPH ticket tossed in TX as I was rushing my son to the hospital following a drug overdose. Waiting for the paramedics wasn't an option as they were busy with another high-priority call. The ER doc said that if we'd been 5 minutes later, he would not have survived. The judge agreed and dismissed the charges.
2006-09-29 11:33:21 · answer #1 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
because no one would buy a car that would only go 70
2006-09-29 09:59:28 · answer #2 · answered by why us 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because some of us like to take our cars to the drag strip on the weekends...
2006-09-29 10:01:33 · answer #3 · answered by Dirtydog 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
because everyone does not do the speed limit....it is nice to know how fast u are really going
2006-09-29 09:54:44 · answer #4 · answered by darmax 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋