Driving on the highway seems like I'm stressing the car

[xtremesniper]

Originally Posted by Zaphod

Traffic conditions were also much lighter than they are today and people had more common sense.

Yay for anti-lock disc brakes, but air bags, crumple zones and seat belts do absolutely nothing to help prevent an accident, which is the whole point of the speed limit in the first place.

I'm no angel but I know when I'm taking a risk by speeding and I don't go for sissy cop outs like that.

I don't agree that speed limits exist to prevent accidents, as there are far more things that contribute to accidents than simply speed. It's much more complex/intertwined than that.

But regardless, speed limits are here. I use them as guidelines, not strict maximums. That's as simple as my reasoning gets. I usually go 10 KM/h over the limit, whatever it is set to, except for 80KM/h zones, which I usually am satisfied with as a speed limit. There is nothing unsafe about that.