100 kph on Expressways to be legal soon! - Page 2 - Team-BHP

vkochar · 4th December 2007, 15:23

Good one there Benny

Well, this 100kph speed is not new. We already have 80 / 100 kph speeds at greater noida expressway if I recall.

And BTW what is a speed limit ? - hardly any one follows it on the expressway - innit ?

wanderlustindia · 4th December 2007, 15:32

@vkochar, you are right! its actually quite painstaking to do a 80 kph on the Mumbai-Pune expressway when u see ppl whizzing past u at 120+ speeds ...

however, I must add that there have been instances of the traffic police penalizing people for stepping over the pre-defined speed limits ... though the instances are far and few ... i personally have not experienced this but a close friend of mine ended up paying some penalty for over-speeding ... apparently he was doing a 140 kph in his Palio 1.6 Sport

CaAT · 4th December 2007, 15:49

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apparently he was doing a 140 kph in his Palio 1.6 Sport

What a torture it must be, making a Palio 1.6 'crawl' at 80 kmph!

chittybang · 4th December 2007, 16:01

I think what is needed is to make sure that lane rules are followed on expressways. Without proper order there is no use increasing speed limits. there is always some moron driving below the speed limit on the fast lanes. And ofcourse the bigger moron driving head on in the wrong side with hardly any sense of fear is a common sight on all highways.

govigov · 4th December 2007, 16:04

Does it realy matter if the govt increases the speed limit? We would still be clocking 140s on the ex-way.

so what is the point in increasing it to 100? we are still overspeeding.

RakishRam · 4th December 2007, 16:13

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Originally Posted by CrAzY dRiVeR

Living in kerala- i have this stupid doubt!

WHAT IS AN EXPRESSWAY!
All we have are pot-holed filled highways which scares at anything above 60 kmph!

, remember there were some talks on making a six lane express way from TVM to kasargode with only one entry/exit per district. That was prematurely killed stating that it will divide the state into two. Goodfellas, we are

Hyundai.Lover · 4th December 2007, 16:15

Greater Noida - Delhi Expressway = NO SPEED LIMITS

Heaven For Racers and Hell For Careless People.

Now the point is how many people Obey Speed Limits... Especially on Highways.

Hyundai.Lover · 4th December 2007, 16:18

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Originally Posted by vkochar

Good one there Benny

Well, this 100kph speed is not new. We already have 80 / 100 kph speeds at greater noida expressway if I recall.

And BTW what is a speed limit ? - hardly any one follows it on the expressway - innit ?

It use to have 80 kmph speed limit but A big Red Cross on 80 kmph boards on expressway, greater noida.

wanderlustindia · 4th December 2007, 16:41

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Originally Posted by CaAT

What a torture it must be, making a Palio 1.6 'crawl' at 80 kmph!

You bet my friend! for that matter any decent car with a 75 bhp+ rating would be raring to go on the e-way at above 100 ... are they going to penalise everyone speeding on the e-way ... thats practically impossible!

I would assume its more of a statutory warning! ... someone driving at an outrageous speed of 150+ on the e-ways might be the ones who will go into the bad books of the cops!

IMO, they won't bother people doing a 120 in their private vehicles (read cars)

skandyhere · 4th December 2007, 16:55

Utterly useless indulgence. Wish they'd put their time to do something meaningful. I never even knew there are speed limits anywhere around the country, and don't blame me for the ignorance.

To the majority of us, the road is there to drive on at one's own risk. Speed limits? There are a hundred things that'll limit your speed on our roads, much better than any legislation will!

What a joke! LOL.

normally_crazy · 4th December 2007, 17:11

Nothing much will change except the boards indicating 100 instead of 80. The vehicles will meanwhile continue going at 120-140.

chill maadi

Steeroid · 4th December 2007, 17:12

Just saw this thread

You mean it was illegal to 100 kmph on our highways so far? All of us should be outlawed!

Ford_madhan · 4th December 2007, 17:16

Man, when we are going to have a expressway with no speed limits here in south?

GTO · 4th December 2007, 17:22

Well, its certainly good news that authorities are waking up to the fact of better road quality and the more powerful cars. 80kph on the expressway seemed pedestrian!

diabloo · 4th December 2007, 17:28

What does The Union Road Transport and Highways Ministry think of this http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/collec...op-speeds.html (Top Speeds!)

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Originally Posted by Steeroid

You mean it was illegal to 100 kmph on our highways so far? All of us should be outlawed!

4th December 2007, 15:23	#16 (permalink)
vkochar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Delhi / Agra / London Posts: 1,500 View My Garage	Good one there Benny Well, this 100kph speed is not new. We already have 80 / 100 kph speeds at greater noida expressway if I recall. And BTW what is a speed limit ? - hardly any one follows it on the expressway - innit ? __________________ Verna CRDi !! June '08 Accent GLE - April '05

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govigov BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Cochin / Bangalore Posts: 453 View My Garage	Does it realy matter if the govt increases the speed limit? We would still be clocking 140s on the ex-way. so what is the point in increasing it to 100? we are still overspeeding. __________________ Alpine ida X 200 \| Blua GTA 450 \| Bull CS525.75 \| Velocity VXS 12 '00 Ford Ikon 1.6 ZXi '05 Pulsar 150

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skandyhere BHPian Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 204	Utterly useless indulgence. Wish they'd put their time to do something meaningful. I never even knew there are speed limits anywhere around the country, and don't blame me for the ignorance. To the majority of us, the road is there to drive on at one's own risk. Speed limits? There are a hundred things that'll limit your speed on our roads, much better than any legislation will! What a joke! LOL. __________________ 2-door coupe.RWD.Leather upholstery.Blaupunkt.Remote AirCon.Michelin tubeless,asymmetric tread,low friction tyres.ABS...The REVAi.

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chittybang BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 32	I think what is needed is to make sure that lane rules are followed on expressways. Without proper order there is no use increasing speed limits. there is always some moron driving below the speed limit on the fast lanes. And ofcourse the bigger moron driving head on in the wrong side with hardly any sense of fear is a common sight on all highways.

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normally_crazy Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 3,768 View My Garage	Nothing much will change except the boards indicating 100 instead of 80. The vehicles will meanwhile continue going at 120-140. chill maadi __________________ In the end there are 3 things that last: faith, hope and love; and the greatest of these is love.

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Steeroid Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: N.A Posts: 6,029	Just saw this thread You mean it was illegal to 100 kmph on our highways so far? All of us should be outlawed! __________________ It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society. - J Krishnamurti

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Ford_madhan BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: chennai Posts: 79	Man, when we are going to have a expressway with no speed limits here in south?

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