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In one of Anthony Bourdain's episodes about India, he rode on trains like that, and even buses that had passengers riding shoulder-to-shoulder up on the roof. Our Highway Safety Board won't allow such things here - you can't even ride standing up in the aisle.
BTW.... I saw in the movie, that in American high way, they drive really really fast
That's true. The interstate highways were built for fast driving, and state speed limits ranged from 65 miles per hour (110 kilometers per hour) miles an hour to 80 mph (129 km/h), with most being 70 mph (113 km/hr). In the 1970s the Carter Administration, to address the energy crisis, and in a misguided traffic-safety plan, forced a 55 mph speed limit on all highways (89 km/hr), which is ridiculously slow for that kind of road, especially out West where towns are some distance apart. Besides that, it had always been up to the states to set speed limits, and many regarded this as an unwarranted intrusion. Most people ignored the law and drove how they wanted to anyway, and states either ignored them, or used the situation as a source of revenue through collecting fines on speeders.
The national speed limit was increased to 65 mph (105 km/hr) in the late '80s, and then in the mid-90s, states were again allowed to set their own limits. Some states now have no speed limit at all, leaving it to the drivers' good judgement; here in CT, it's 65 mph, but most people drive faster than that when traffic permits. (Full disclosure: I'm most comfortable driving 70 mph in good conditions on the interstates, but of course I slow down when I need to.)
This is only on the interstate highways, of course. On local roads, the speed limits vary according to population density and road condition. In CT, it's usually about 30-40 mph (48-64 km/hr) in populated areas, and 50-55 (80-89 km/hr) in rural areas (of which there aren't very many these days!) Few people actually observe those speed limits, and it's understood that the police won't stop you for speeding unless you exceed the speed limit by 10 mph. I have to be careful driving in other states, where they don't give you that kind of wiggle room.
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@RusA #9858749
In one of Anthony Bourdain's episodes about India, he rode on trains like that, and even buses that had passengers riding shoulder-to-shoulder up on the roof. Our Highway Safety Board won't allow such things here - you can't even ride standing up in the aisle.
BTW.... I saw in the movie, that in American high way, they drive really really fast
That's true. The interstate highways were built for fast driving, and state speed limits ranged from 65 miles per hour (110 kilometers per hour) miles an hour to 80 mph (129 km/h), with most being 70 mph (113 km/hr). In the 1970s the Carter Administration, to address the energy crisis, and in a misguided traffic-safety plan, forced a 55 mph speed limit on all highways (89 km/hr), which is ridiculously slow for that kind of road, especially out West where towns are some distance apart. Besides that, it had always been up to the states to set speed limits, and many regarded this as an unwarranted intrusion. Most people ignored the law and drove how they wanted to anyway, and states either ignored them, or used the situation as a source of revenue through collecting fines on speeders.
The national speed limit was increased to 65 mph (105 km/hr) in the late '80s, and then in the mid-90s, states were again allowed to set their own limits. Some states now have no speed limit at all, leaving it to the drivers' good judgement; here in CT, it's 65 mph, but most people drive faster than that when traffic permits. (Full disclosure: I'm most comfortable driving 70 mph in good conditions on the interstates, but of course I slow down when I need to.)
This is only on the interstate highways, of course. On local roads, the speed limits vary according to population density and road condition. In CT, it's usually about 30-40 mph (48-64 km/hr) in populated areas, and 50-55 (80-89 km/hr) in rural areas (of which there aren't very many these days!) Few people actually observe those speed limits, and it's understood that the police won't stop you for speeding unless you exceed the speed limit by 10 mph. I have to be careful driving in other states, where they don't give you that kind of wiggle room.