[BigD9146gt]

I would have to assume that everyone on this site would do just fine if the national freeway speedlimit went up to 80 or even 90mph... The reason it will never change is because this country does not teach driving skills. The DMV gets all its instructions from beauracratic BS institutions. All one needs to do is read the book, take a test, and you pass! Heres your licence, now go buy yourself a 4000lb, ill handling mini van and charge down the road at 65mph. Plus add a nice stereo so you wont have to listen for anything but your favorite tune and sing along... The reality is that i would say over 80% of people don't pay attention to whats going on around them. The ONLY time i have EVER gotten a ticket or into any kind of accident is when i was not giving my full attention to the road. Period, end of story. Plus, despite the actions for elderly citizens to take regular checkups is only during optimal conditions, ie. middle of day with ample light (cause lord knows if the DMV was open before and after normal working hours the gates of hell would open and all would be lost). How many of you have been behind grampa or grandma at night? in a storm??? on a windy road?????????????????? There are so many veriables that the government has to take into consideration that the rest of us good drivers (I will clarify that in a second) could do just fine with higher speed limits.
Part II, The "Good Driver"
Most people call themselves this for several ill-logical reasons,
A) "I am a good driver because i don't have any tickets". This one i just start laughing in their face .
B) Because someone adds bling bling cr@p to there car, he or she is now fast because they can get around in a quick manor they are "Good" at what they are doing.
I road in a local kids 914 the other day b/c we where listening for some brake noises. He called himself a good driver, i was scared the whole time! i felt like i was staring in the Fast and the Furious 3...return of the retards. But i imagine i used to drive like that when i first got my licence.... it took years of experience, help from those who know what they are doing, and of caurse the Porsche Owners Club short track days.

I guess the only way to allow all of the capable drivers to go faster would be for the government to recognize racing institutions that one could go to and earn a licence. Then somehow put a badge on the automobile that one would be driving, saying that they are capable of sustaining a higher speed. Than others. That would be the only reasonable way... but it won't fly, nothing logical flies in government unless it costs the public 10 years and 50 billion dollars of bull***** attached. Soap box done.