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I should have edited, not deleted, I wasn't happy with how I expressed myself. My position hasn't changed. I think that when the statement / argument is made that speeding increases the severity of accidents -> more people die... ...that the same statement / argument also suggests that...

A study from the US. Arguably more relevant to the Australia, than Europe. The Evolution and Devolution of Speed Limit Law and the Effect on Fatality Rates Robert O. Yowell Stephen F. Austin State University Review of Policy Research, Volume 22, Number 4 (2005), pp. 501 - 518 (c) 2005 by The...

As noted, there is the fatigue element. That aside, I'm sure most people agree that driving faster is more dangerous than not (the laws of physics still apply). But risk is (largely) unavoidable.. And how much risk is too much? (Or, dare we ask, not enough?) And are we any less...

My brother lives out that way (in the broader far north west of NSW area)... Tells me how the roads are so straight that he used set the cruise control in the company (govt) car at 180 km/h... (he may still do it for all I know).....

Well, sorry, poorly described... more to the point, cars didn't have power steering.... notwithstanding your 1980's or earlier era cars (some of which, particularly the bigger muscle cars, had very heavy steering) modern cars are are very easy to steer and driver fatigue is minimised and...

@ Dave Imo, almost all roads are better now (and I did specify "modern highway"). The old Hume Highway was a notoriously windy and dangerous goat track - the new one is nice. Large parts of the Pacific Highway (motorway) are very good (and those bits that are not are slated for redevelopment).

This article... Police Slam Speed Stunt - Melbourne to Sydney in 6.5 hours has piqued my interest. It opens with... POLICE have slammed as "reckless" a magazine stunt that commissioned a foreign journalist to drive from Melbourne to Sydney above the speed limit at 130km/h - slashing...