Yes, but speed limits are still not a safety regulation, nor are the two related in most circumstances as it's an impossible calculation to make.
That is simply not true. The vast majority of speed limits in the US are selected based on environmental impact and a standard formula of distances to right of ways and special regulatory zones. They have nothing to do with vehicular or personal control limits.
The speed isn't as much of a factor of safety as the control is. If you are sacrificing control of variables for the increase in speed, then it is becoming less safe. For instance if you are out driving you vision, out driving your brakes, or out driving your own ability, then it's becoming unsafe. If you are simply…
The point isn't the fact something is a rule or one rule being more right or wrong than another. The fact is that so long as two objects do not conflict on right of way, velocities are irrelevant. Jaywalking isn't just illegal, it's illogical and violates the basic structures of a system. Speed limits have nothing to…
You sir must not have driven both ;) Getting a little interior envy over there? ;)
An accident is something outside control. A system is nothing but controls. For instance a tree falling onto a person due to a lightning strike is an accident. A car running a red light and striking another vehicle or pedestrian is a collision. In order for it to occur, someone violated a right of way. Regardless of…
That would be why nothing is an "accident". Someone has to have done something wrong for a system to fail.
You seem confused by the preface of my argument of IN CONTROL. Just because someone is traveling faster than the speed limit does not mean they are out of control. So long as they are in control and in the road, your point is moot.
This is an irrational argument. If a pedestrian is struck and killed doing something illegal (such as jay walking) it is irrelevant if the vehicle traveling faster or slower would have changed the outcome. The driver isn't the one doing something hazardous, the pedestrian was. Now, if the driver were blowing stop…
First, holy shit, no way I would pay $54,000 for one. Second, a diesel anything in comparison means you have no idea what the character of the vehicle is, and should not consider buying one. Comparing those two vehicles is like comparing a 320D to a transit van... it just doesn't make sense even if they are in the…
It's a sports car from Japan for under $30,000. I'm shocked it's as nice as it is. Also, there is no comparison between a GT86 and a 3 series BMW... even a Z3 is a stretch. They are completely different car types. Before getting her the BRZ my wife had a couple BMWs (325i and 540is) and she likes the BRZ more because…
True... they are going for a distinctly less tasteful demographic. Perhaps it is the gateway car on the path to something like this:
The BRZ is a lot better package for a driver, but if you are going to cut the car up and track it the FR-S makes more sense.
How did the design meeting for this car go?
I personally like my SR20DET to 240Z swap, but the RB26DETT swap is a little more beastly. Even with a very mild swap it can give a built 370Z a run for it's money.