Why are cars made to go so fast,when there are speed limits?

Answer 1

good question !!
I suppose many people don't car about speed limits... and who would buy a car that only reaches 80km/h?

Answer 2

the "official" explanation is for safety/emergency issues/passing concerns. Lets say you live in the country. You are 45 minutes from the nearest hospital, at 60MPH. Your brother has a heart attack. Are you going to wait 1 hr, 30 minutes for an ambulance to get there, to your house, and BACK to the hospital, or are you going to stick him in your car, and get there in 30 minutes? Technically, police, ambulance, fire trucks, and race cars don't have that right, either. The difference is, race cars are on an enclosed track, and police, ambulance, and fire trucks aren't "penalized" for it. Also, the speed limit isn't 70 everywhere. There are parts of -THIS- country (the us of a) that have speed limits at "whatever is reasonable" I kid you not. Your argument is also the same argument as to why ANYONE needs an 8 cylinder, let alone a 6 cylinder engine. My 4 cylinder, 1.9 Liter, 45+ mpg diesel does 120+ mph. (I know first hand) and it has a measly 90 horse power, and 115 lb-ft of torque. Why then, is a company like toyota coming out with a 400 HORSEPOWER hybrid? Why does the toyota camry [which, by all stretches of the imagination, is a "family car" have 268 horsepower? WHAT's the need for it?] Because people like fast cars. Chevrolet has a governor on some of their trucks that prevent the car from going over 80mph [and 90mph on some of the larger engined models]

Answer 3

I think it's because the automotive industry is worried that if their new cars don't go as fast as old cars, then they will sell less of them; so they have lobbyists and quangos hard at work preventing a change in the law.

I think all new cars should be fitted with a restrictor that limits them to a top speed of 85mph. I am totally against putting computers in cars that automatically force them to go at the speed limits because those devices would undoubtedly be used to spy on us; and don't kid yourself that governments don't commit criminal and undemocratic acts. Some people say "if you have nothing to hide then you have nothing to fear", I say "fine, let me see what's at the back of your sock drawer".

Answer 4

Every car is fitted with a device which enable the driver to adhere to the speed limit whether it's a 20 mph zone or a German autobahn. It's called a speedometer. It's up to driver education as to whether they do 20 or 200. If it were up to the "ban everything" brigade we'd still have the man with the red flag walking in front of us.

Answer 5

That's a fair question. I sometimes wonder that myself. But The Emergancy Services use the same vehicles as we do & they need to travel faster in an emergency. Also, not every road has a speed limit eg: Autobahn (Yes it has speed limits in areas, but is generally limit free)

Answer 6

So that we can break the speed limit and loose some points a bit like yahoo. Catch me if you can.

Answer 7

i know!!

i always thought that! if they made all cars only go 80 miles an hour at top speed but made police cars be able to go faster, then there wouldn't be any high speed chases!!!

Answer 8

There are many unanswered question like this.

Why we have a higher quality speaker, when we don't use the 100% volume regularly.

Why is a 52" tv when we can see it on 14"

The answer is "this is technology/science improvements" nothing else. If someone doesn't satisfied with the smaller one.

Answer 9

its just like asking why there's a parking area in a Bar when its not allowed to drive under alcohol..Well, its just for a show perhaps. having a fast running car isn't that essential.

Answer 10

You know, I was wondering that myself last night!! With that new Aston Martin! I was like "Well, WHY??? when there are speed limits?"

So, IDK...but I have wondered that myself! xxx