I'd like to think that v-speeds are based on analysis, not on straw polls.
V-speeds
are based on analysis. Specifically flight and wind tunnel tests.
With that said, it is always nice to know what actual pilots think their aircraft can perform.
Opinion based on experience counts for something. No?
In other words,
Would you take a corner in a Hyundai at the same max speed you would a Corvette?
How would you know the difference if you never lost control in either?