Originally Posted by
Jagboi
Not so much anymore, with all the speed cameras, and driving 100 mph on the motorway is easy, its basically flat and straight. Try it on winding mountain roads that have an elevation profile like a roller coaster, it's a lot more difficult, and the consequences of missing a curve are much more dire: it's either plow into a rock wall, or go off a cliff into the abyss.
Ahhh ... you have a point, albeit somewhat OT.
The thing is, in UK the cars are set up differently. I've owned a few Jeeps, and rented them in the US ... they're completely different vehicles! Brakes, gearing, suspension: it's spooky.
Brit drivers have loads of winding high-speed roads, and we get used to coping with them [Darwin Principle exempt for a moment ... they don't do it for too long]. Our vehicles are set up to cope, and whenever you get off the major motorways you have to be able to
drive.
Meanwhile ... in the next hour we'll be discussing why we vacation in the USA
