Fernando Alonso lashes out at new Spanish speed limit

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Originally Posted by Mia 01

Politics, not an issue for this board.

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The whole thread is loosely related to f1 but somehow you missed that :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by eu

So I'm your new best friend or what? 120 was ridiculous. 110 is more ridiculous. clearer?

Wikipedia says 45 % of it is unrestricted and I've seen myself there are plenty of unrestricted sections but hey... if you commute around your city everyday on restricted sections than the myth must die. The difference is big for those traveling long distances not for those who only drive to lidl every saturday... but why do I even bother. I'm under the impression you are here to practice for the debate team or something

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:rolleyes:

Not that I'm trying to defend Alonso (this time :p ), but the fact is that the 110 km/h limitation in Spain has gone under a lot of criticism, as many claim that the difference that it would make is too little to justify it, and that it might affect the drivers' concentration.

There are also many who say that the reason behind this is trying to collect more money for fines (as if it was really going to make a significant difference). For some reason, blaming security measures on the fact that the Government might want more money from fines is kind of a very popular Spanish sport.

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Originally Posted by eu

Why would you pay to use a highway that has the same speed limit like some regular roads in Hungary.

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You pay to avoid the congestion, to reach your destination faster, less stressed, having created less pollution and using less fuel.

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Originally Posted by N4D13

There are also many who say that the reason behind this is trying to collect more money for fines (as if it was really going to make a significant difference). For some reason, blaming security measures on the fact that the Government might want more money from fines is kind of a very popular Spanish sport.

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How funny That is precisly how they payed for San Diego Padres new Baseball facility

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Originally Posted by eu

Wikipedia says 45 % of it is unrestricted and I've seen myself there are plenty of unrestricted sections but hey...

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I'm not disputing the 45% (in fact for my commute stretch of 50km it's more like 60%). All I'm saying is that you can't rely on being able to blast it on them due to roadworks and/or traffic conditions but hey... I guess you know better after driving here on one of your 11 hour trips :laugh:

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Originally Posted by Mia 01

Politics, not an issue for this board.

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:up:

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Originally Posted by eu

I'm sorry for the Spanish people. It's a shame they have to live these tough years with 'el bobo solemne' as PM.

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:down:

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Originally Posted by ioan

Alonso should get a coffee if he's sleepy and get on with it.

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just for this once I agree with you about Alonso :laugh:

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Originally Posted by donKey jote

I'm not disputing the 45% (in fact for my commute stretch of 50km it's more like 60%). All I'm saying is that you can't rely on being able to blast it on them due to roadworks and/or traffic conditions but hey... I guess you know better after driving here on one of your 11 hour trips :laugh:

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I´ve done it more than once from north to south and east to west but you can´t compare that with your 50 km daily commute :rolleyes: . That was one of the things that stroke me, how fast everyone was going and you say it´s all a myth because you hit traffic everyday on your way to where ever you go. It´s quite obvious I know better. Even your own arguments don´t help you much.

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Originally Posted by eu

I´ve done it more than once from north to south and east to west but you can´t compare that with your 50 km daily commute :rolleyes: . That was one of the things that stroke me, how fast everyone was going and you say it´s all a myth because you hit traffic everyday on your way to where ever you go. It´s quite obvious I know better. Even your own arguments don´t help you much.

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Bet that wasn't the only thing to stroke you...

The myth is that it's always free enough to go way faster than the normal speed limits.
Another myth is that everyone drives fast simply because it's unrestricted: you'll find a few travelling salesman types or company cars blasting it, but you'll find many more doing the "Richtgeschwindigkeit" of 130. :)
And you'll also see most keep strictly to the limit where there is one, without falling asleep.

A couple hundred hours motorway on my daily commute per year plus far more than once north to south, east to west in the approx 15 years I've been here... Yes you certainly think you know better. :laugh: