Opel Astra Driver Receives Speeding Citation For Going 432 MPH
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There is no such passenger car that can achieve speeds of 423 mph, but authorities in Belgium believed an Opel Astra was.
Motor1 reported on Tuesday that the driver of a standard-issue Astra was cited for traveling 432 mph in 31 mph speed zone. Not even the hot Opel Astra OPC is capable of such speeds, obviously.
What happened? It appears a coding error spewed the unbelievable speed before the citation was mailed out to the driver. Belgian authorities acknowledged the error.
However, the driver didn’t walk away from it all. The actual speed clocked was still over the road’s speed limit at 37 mph. It appears the driver won’t have the fine entirely waved off, but perhaps he or she can have a laugh about it sometime in the future.
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Who sets a speed limit at 31mph?
Speaking of speed limits I wish there were no speed limits! We are all responsible drivers and should be able to conduct ourselves accordingly. And if you get into a accident and cause damage then you either go to jail or have to pay for the damages.
The real reason that speed limits are posted is so that local law enforcement can generate revenue. People claim safety which is a complete joke!
So I say get rid of speed limits and let people drive how fast they feel comfortable with.
Who sets a speed limit 31 mph. People that use the metric system. 50 Kph.
Then just say 50kph
We are in the age of big data. Governments keep records of every speeding fine and accident.
And yet, where are the comparison figures between those who get fined for speeding and those who drive cars into accidents. You’d think the government and insurance companies would want to yell that stat from the rooftops, right? “The correlation between speeding and accidents is proved HERE by this study” you’d think they would say, right?
Crickets!
They have the stats. The stats show that speeders have LESS accidents than non-speeders. That’s why we NEVER hear the stats, even though the government has them.