This. Safest speed is the same speed as everyone else.
I was recently driving down a road that had its speed limit dropped from 100km/h to 60km/h. My wife just did 60, and I told her to speed up so she didn’t create a hazard.
30 seconds later, a local Commodore whips around us on a solid line on a windy road. It had a closing speed of about 30km/h. Everyone agreed it was quite dangerous, but she refused to accept that I was right.
I’ll add a pic. A country road in Victoria, Australia that had no set limit (read: default 100km/h) in 2018.
I find it a little funny that you were downvoted for understanding defensive driving. But I can understand why she would be uncomfortable driving any faster. That road looks thin
I drove a Yaris from Greymouth to Queenstown and it was a really good drive. The whole side of island had one road and it was empty. All the bridges are single-lane.
This. Safest speed is the same speed as everyone else.
I was recently driving down a road that had its speed limit dropped from 100km/h to 60km/h. My wife just did 60, and I told her to speed up so she didn’t create a hazard.
30 seconds later, a local Commodore whips around us on a solid line on a windy road. It had a closing speed of about 30km/h. Everyone agreed it was quite dangerous, but she refused to accept that I was right.
I’ll add a pic. A country road in Victoria, Australia that had no set limit (read: default 100km/h) in 2018.
I’m with your wife. She was 100% correct. The criminal in the Commodore created the danger.
I find it a little funny that you were downvoted for understanding defensive driving. But I can understand why she would be uncomfortable driving any faster. That road looks thin
She’s only scared of cops and cameras. Otherwise she’d be doing 110.
We have a lot of roads like that in NZ too, just barely two lanes wide. Locals will absolutely do 100 on them though.
I drove a Yaris from Greymouth to Queenstown and it was a really good drive. The whole side of island had one road and it was empty. All the bridges are single-lane.
Not one speed camera the whole way.
I’ve done that drive a few times now, it’s one of the most incredible parts of the country.
And yes, that’s a state highway, considered one of the country’s main arterial roads, and it has one lane bridges.