Originally Posted by
ozstamps
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On much outback road there is low scrub or no scrub, so a 100K limit is pretty silly I'd have to agree. The traffic is often very sparse so a higher speed is quite safe.
AFAIK the speed limit is being set at 130km/h which seems fine to me, and don't get me wrong I'm always happy to drive fast, I love nothing more than sitting on 160/170 down the Autostrada I will get my chance later in the week too

, but by the same token I would not dream of doing that on anything but a proper motorway.