You use to be able to do this in part of Australia a bit ago.

"So I can then go safely down the freeway in perfect conditions with almost zero traffic at 150MPH in a perfectly safe modern car?"

They changed the speed limit to only 130 KPH, death toll went up - fact!!!


Myself only did around 160 KPH but once on a known stretch of road about 200 KPH for a few hours.

Hint most deaths are in built up areas not freeway type roads - it is other idiots that contribute or obstacles in city/towns that kill you.




"Going off NT police’s road toll list, nobody has died on the open speed trial stretch of road since it was started in 2014.
In that same time 12 pedestrians and six motorcyclists have been killed.
There were 13 fatal car crashes on remote dirt roads and highways.
The fact is more people died on Territory roads after speed limits were introduced in 2007. 75 people died in 2008 — the highest number since 1987.
It’s time to stop attacking the open speed limit and start thinking about what can we be done to fix the real killers like hit-and-runs, drink-driving; and unsealed, under-maintained rural roads."

"150MPH" was not a misprint. I meant 150 miles per hour (240kph) and yes I do own a car that can do it :-)

"But remember the KLM 747 captain who took off without a clearance at Teneriffe North?"

Another classic case of "get-home-itis", although this time, "home" is the next lay-over.

. .. . was that not more a case of a language comprehension cock-up?
Did not they take-off in the belief they had a clearance?

A truer case closer to home was in all probability the DH Dragon VH- UXG
four years ago in Queensland when the pilot believed he had a first priority to get one of his passengers back to base . . . a woman who had pressing work commitments early the next day.

"A truer case closer to home was in all probability the DH Dragon VH- UXG"

Agreed. The old "get-home-itis" again.