All good points. I wish we were more interested in all of those real solutions and not just thinking speed is the only or even primary problem.

This is the most Soul crushing news story I have read today.

Which is why it doesn’t make sense to focus on limiting highway speeds as the way to prevent vehicle deaths. A pedestrian getting hit by a huge pickup legally going 35 mph isn’t a problem of speed limits. It’s about a lack of good road design and protected pedestrian/bike zones.

That’s true, but I’d hope that they would learn if circles were less the exception and more the rule like they are in much of Europe.

Speed itself isn’t dangerous. It’s the sudden stopping that’s the problem.

Having more roundabouts and less intersections would also go a long way to reducing road deaths in the US. Getting T-boned in a first gen Prius by a giant 6000 lb Silverado driving at the legal 45 mph limit is the sort of thing that is at issue, not how fast people are going on interstates.

It would be fun to put both Verstappen and Hamilton into a spec car to see who’s faster.

The problem isn’t the speed limits. If that were the main culprit, Germany would have a huge problem. It doesn’t, because it takes driver training, car maintenance, and close to zero tolerance for impaired driving seriously.

That’s why millions die each year on the Autobahn right?

The motto on here used to be “drive free or die”. What a difference a decade makes.

Sure, that’s a part as well. But while it’s difficult to replicate culture, laws can be changed to have less tolerance for repeat offenders.

Exactly this. Despite having long sections of highway with no speed limits, Germany has safer roads and highways because they have close to zero tolerance for offenders. They have no issue taking your license away forever for things that you have to do multiple times in the US just to get your license suspended.

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Wow, this race is really the gift that keeps on giving for critical posts. And this is before the race has even started. I can’t wait for all of the versions of “F1 Vegas was a dud!” to come over the next few weeks.

“Storage lot.”

“My uncle Bob said that it took him an extra 20 minutes to get from his hotel to Margaritaville on foot and he just bought new shoes that aren’t even broken in yet! He’s furious that F1 didn’t bother to consider his perspective before deciding to put on this charade that he certainly won’t be attending.”

How many of these sour grapes articles are there going to be about the F1 Vegas race? It’s the first year the race is being run there after years and years. Does anyone think the Monaco race or any other F1 street race went off without a hitch on the first go?

Okay, the 7500 then. That has been around since 2018 and can do 709 mph, so...

The Bombardier 8000 can do 724 mph...

How about the Alpine 110 as the next-gen Chrysler Crossfire?

The climate doesn’t care about per capita or not. This isn’t about blame. The point is, as you seem to admit, that truly making a significant dent in carbon emissions would require a wholesale upheaval of society and economics which isn’t happening anytime soon. BEV vs ICE cars isn’t going to be the differentiator.…