Some Countries DON'T Have Speed Limits (Or Motorways!)

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[@generaledelogu1892]

Genuinely amazed that Western Sahara, North Korea and Greenland have data in the speed limit map

[@leonmuller8475]

Well they have Cars there so…

[@qtluna7917]

@@leonmuller8475 One is a disputed territory that has no data for most stats, one is a nation that tried to proof it got free internet by placing people in front of jpegs

[@ChapatiMan]

Why Greenland? That's not exactly a rare/unusual place to go or research about

[@leonmuller8475]

@@qtluna7917 Dosen’t Change the fact that they have Speed limits for their cars.

[@leonmuller8475]

@@ChapatiMan But usually there is no Data for most things, as Denmark doesn’t publish separate Data for this territory.

[@Eisommolos]

I wanted to add a few things to the German autobahn: 1. No speed limit is usually only on stretches that have 6 lanes(3 in each direction and physically divided in the middle) 2. It's a lot harder to get a drivers licence in Germany than in the USA 3. The 130 guideline is not really an upper limit... If you drive in a normal car you're expected to drive 130 4. The most dangerous parts of the highway (busy entry/exit lanes or construction sites) usually have a speed limit

[@ProjectYoutube]

A friend of mine moved to the USA and he got his license after driving for like 1 hour around a parking lot, no wonder so many accidents happen there

[@NuclearSavety]

There are also 4-lane unrestricted sections in lesser populated regions .... and Germany has a maximum speed limit ... it just isnt a flat number but the requirement to drive appropriate and safely ...

[@jan_Mamu]

I’m not a fish

[@vespabaviera6764]

1 is soooo not true.

[@nyftn]

@@NuclearSavety above the limit is ok untill you get into an accident .

[@SemiHypercube]

This map is clearly wrong They somehow got data for Greenland

[@garybuck6535]

They made the data up!

[@jocabulous]

& north korea & western sahara

[@brunoactis1104]

And Paraguay.

[@johnnysturm3377]

Every data is made up and is never real or accurate, too much manipulation and fraud that happens with it by global governments and media

[@dr_vendetta8361]

Yeah and new Zealand roads aren't 110 kmph they're 100 kmph

[@deneb_tm]

Note: you DO generally have to pay to drive on the motorway in Austria, it's just less like a toll road and more like a road pass. You buy a "Vignette" (which last I checked is around 30€ for a month or 100€ for a year) and stick that on your windshield, or you can get it in digital form if your car is modern enough.

[@Davquest]

Exactly, using the Autobahn isn't free, we just don't have any toll booths

[@qtluna7917]

@@Davquest Technically incorrect, one example would be the Brenner Autobahn, which is designated as a Sondermautstrecke, and not using the Vignette, but a one-time toll payment

[@Davquest]

@@qtluna7917 True, forgot about that

[@Robersora]

@@Davquest Also the tunnel through Bosruck and Gleinalm on Pyhrnautobahn (A9)

[@realhawaii5o]

Czechia uses vignettes too.

[@chartreux1532]

Great Video. As a German i always found it incredible how well Drivers behave despite our lovely Autobahn, it's much more organised and compared to when i drive in France, Italy, UK etc. i feel more safe and calm from People swichtching lanes without looking or something worse: "Overtaking you from the right", latter being something i rarely see on the Autobahn and i drive about 80k kilometers a year. And don't even get me started on the USA where it felt like overtaking from the right and everyone no matter if slow or fast driving in whatever lane they want, while in Germany it's much more in order. An American expat told me that it's like that in the USA because getting a driver's license in the US is something everyone can do with ease, no matter how bad they are, while in Germany it's way more difficult to get a license. I guess that's also why no speed limit works here so well and wouldn't work in the US f.e. Prost & Cheers from the Berchtesgadener Land in the Bavarian Alps

[@kempo_95]

In the US there's no rule to drive in the right lane. For 2 lane highways there might be one, but for highways with more then 3 lanes you can drive wherever you want. Trucks can go much faster too.

[@kensho6263]

Servus fellow bavarian alp dude

[@qtluna7917]

I firmly believe the fact that everyone is so organized on the Autobahn is because of the combination of Rechtsfahrgebot, little to no punishment for slight speeding and the "risk" that at any point there could be someone going 25kph over the speed limit (or at close to 300 if there is no speed limit) on the left lane. If there is a nation-wide limit of 120, people with argue that they are going 125 on the left lane, and that's fast enough, so they don't have to move to the right.

[@enriquegonzaga3865]

I live in Spain and usually drive in my country and I follow the rules. I have visited several times the USA and drove within the country some roads and highways and it really surprised me a lot how bad some people drive in the USA. I drove within Mississippi, Louisiana, Nevada and California but the worse place was Los Angeles. I felt like I was German. 😂😂😂😂

[@RBMK1500]

safest an calmest place to drive clearly is germany. as a german myself i have driven in quite some places now, i felt safer driving almost 300kmh on the german autobahn than almost everywhere else. being in the south american county with the most deaths per number of cars right now i understand how happy we should be about the german road system, good driving education, even if it is very expensive, having pretty strict vehicle checks every two years and police hunting you down for every shit. here, people drive in shitcans that hardly have 4 round tires. driving is a constant war, no one gives a shit about anyone else. me first! and rules, even red lights are just a suggestion. no one cares at all. here a speedlimit of 100kmh in place, but no sane person (people getting behind the wheel here are leaving every sanity at home) would go much faster than that. the roads are in terrible shape, the landscape here makes it so much more dangerous to drive (crazy mountains) and the other drivers main goal is to kill you. i really hated german bureaucracy and over-law-ing of everything. but that is just when you have no idea how it works in other places. i clearly understand why so few people die on german roads without a speedlimit (it will come very soon, thanks to our politicians doing the exact opposite of what the people want) in comparison to countroes with a low speed limit. in the us for example, you have super long, absolutely straight highways with a low speed limit. perfect to fall asleep....looks safe but it isnt.

[@necrommy6989]

Coming from Germany living in Norway, I notice that travel is MUCH MUCH slower on land.

[@Wah.0]

KZbinr say germ german peple Attack the comments

[@kensho6263]

@@Wah.0 guten Tag

[@AbdullahToorMystic]

Viking culture boating is everything

[@milestailprower]

"I recently learned to drive" is something you would say if you were 16-18 years old in 90% of the US. It's really weird every time I hear that from someone older.

[@maiklteamer4063]

it's just that you basically a second class citizen in USA if you don't own a car.. and that's a bad thing in my opinion

[@milestailprower]

@@maiklteamer4063 Yep. Thanks to policies like strict zoning regulations and NIMBY on denser housing, driving is a requirement to live in most of the US.

[@cookinwithlil6549]

More like 14-16 imo

[@Cardah]

@@cookinwithlil6549 No lol 14 year olds aren't driving

[@kinnai8334]

Having the choice of learning to drive or not it's a blessing! Sadly, you don't really have a vhoice in the US...

[@trueriver1950]

Currently Ukraine has a 0kph (0mph) speed limit for tanks. Seems to be well enforced, judging by the tailbacks going in towards Kyiv

[@h0lynut]

Russian troops are on the outskirts of kiev and the whole east is falling. One does not even to know basic geo tactics to know the inevitable.

[@rusticpartyeditz]

@@h0lynut That post aged badly.

[@h0lynut]

@@rusticpartyeditz How so. Mariupol fell and odessa looks like to be the next on the target list. Kiev on the otherhand is more of a status quo, and russian troops are still indeed on the outskirts.

[@h0lynut]

@@rusticpartyeditz i still stand with my Anaylsis of eastern ukraine completely becoming new state(s) or ukraine government as a whole collapsing.

[@ZelenskyPlane]

@@h0lynut they still alive and holding strong

[@smqrtie3838]

In The Netherlands the speed limit is 100 km/h between 6am and 7pm and 130 km/h outside those times

[@jptv5726]

you are right, there is a but. the limit is still 130km/h unless otherwise indicated by road signs. they used that trick to reduce the speed during the day.

[@moffeltje4967]

For the most part it's actually 120, except for just a couple which are still 130.

[@jptv5726]

@@moffeltje4967 no you are wrong. the limit is still 130km/h unless otherwise indicated by road signs.

[@moffeltje4967]

@@jptv5726 means I’ve been going too slow then. Never seen a sign for both 120 and 130 lol

[@MikeThePenguin]

@@moffeltje4967 If the sign says 100 (6 - 19 h) you can go 130 between 19 and 6, otherwise it will say 120 (19 - 6 h) as well. There aren't any signs in the netherlands which say 130 (except the big sign with all speedlimits at the border)

[@appa609]

From the time I spent in China, everyone speeds continuously at like 150, but they have police radar receivers on their dashboards and slow down before the checkpoint.

[@GoodersTV]

The map showing that the UK only opened a motorway between 2000-2010 is wrong. Britain's first motorway, the M1, opened in 1959.

[@beepboop9848]

Perhaps that one doesn't qualify as a motorway per this things definition? If you're talking about one of the international maps since countries probably each have their own way of defining different roads, they had to make their own definition

[@robertwilloughby8050]

Ah, that would be the M6 toll road, that was the one that built in the early 2000's. Motorways were first the Preston Bypass - now part of the (ordinary) M6 and the first on mass Motorway was the M1 from St Albans to Crick (72 miles).

[@katashworth41]

The Preston bypass was the first section of motorway. We also had the first KFC.

[@lztx]

In most of Australia the "default speed limit" is 100km/hr. But there are some roads that are 110. The Northern Territory is a different story. They used to have "no speed limit" roads but they are all clamped to 130 now.

[@trowwzers5057]

I heard they are extremely strict when it comes to speeding. Even in the outback. My uncle got a camera ticket for 5km (3mph) over in Victoria. He had to pay $225 AUD

[@hart-of-gold]

I believe that the section of highway between Alice Springs and Tennent Creek is "Open Speed" again or they were trailing it in 2021.

[@rusticpartyeditz]

@@trowwzers5057 I got ticketed for doing 110 on a 100 road in Queensland near Rockhampton. It was a few years ago and it was about $100. They are strict.

[@davidlp3019]

@@hart-of-gold It is not. Open speed limits are a political football in the territory. The CLP always bring it back, Labour remove it. Labour have been in power in the NT since like 2016ish so it's been 130km/h for quite a while now. The NT had no speed limit outside major towns until 2007 when labour brought in 130km/h initially. Since then the NT have faced significant opposition from other states and the feds who campaign for the NT to be brought into line with the rest of the nation and bring the speed limit down to 110km/h. Any government who did that in the top end would be voted out lol.

[@davidlp3019]

@@trowwzers5057 Victoria is the strictest state with the speeding issue. There is like a 2km/h tolerance.

[@schnick2596]

In Austria you actually do have to pay for using the highway. Its 10 Euros for 10 Days.

[@Marczking]

thanks! For a moment I thought I remembered it wrong, but he's just mistaken. Isn't it called a "Pickerl", or is that for your car being fit to drive?

[@DieAlteistwiederda]

@@Marczking Vignette is what the thing that proves you paid is called. Maut is the thing you pay.

[@kennandunn7533]

Fun fact: In the US, you can technically be ticketed for going at the speed limit, if you're on a road where the limit is 70 miles an hour, and everyone else is going 90, you are the dangerous one for being significantly slower than the average traffic speed and making everyone else dangerously swerve around you.

[@thebaconator7590]

@Memeitis Going with the flow of traffic is safer than going slower than everyone in traffic. This applies even if the traffic is not supposed to be that fast.

[@rickmuc089]

Doesn't make any sense at all.

[@Ian-pm2ly]

Pretty sure that’s false. This was based on a false post from Reddit, and joining people who are speeding like such can land you a ticket. If you drive in the right most lane you shouldn’t be pulled over if you go below the limit.

[@MMR_LM]

Wouldn't be surprised - the US is awful when it comes to driving standards but their highway laws are actually pretty damn good (note the slowpoke law in some states)

[@Liggliluff]

@@thebaconator7590 _> "Going with the flow of traffic is safer than going slower than everyone in traffic. This applies even if the traffic is not supposed to be that fast. "_ But the traffic is going that fast _because_ of this law. I've been driving in a country where this law doesn't exist, so most people keep the speed limit. There's of course several going above it, but most people keep at it. - You get people speeding more if you say "if everyone does it, it's okay", and what's even the point of a speed limit in that case?

[@kamilbudziak6982]

In Poland the limit is 140 km/h, but the police don’t care unless you go above 170-180. The same with lower class cities, we have a downtown speed limit of 50 km/h, but until 70 km/h they won’t pull you over for speeding.

[@marco.castiglia]

You guys in Poland get pulled over if you go too fast? Here in Italy they pay you compliments for that

[@jonathanbjrklund8851]

@@marco.castiglia how serious does italy take speeding? Thinking about taking my amg there but i love driving how fast i want

[@marco.castiglia]

@@jonathanbjrklund8851 depends whether you travel north or south. In northern Italy they're more serious while Southern Italy is like the far west.

[@jonathanbjrklund8851]

@@marco.castiglia Hmm okay, on google the fines there seemn cheap. In my coutry its more than dubble

[@marco.castiglia]

@@jonathanbjrklund8851 do whatever man XD it wont be me somebody willing to stop your recklessness

[@DeKevers]

I was confused about the 110MPH in the UK until I realised it was KPH. The motorways use 70 of course...

[@paperguyeu]

It’s km/h though, not KPH.

[@joshualowthion]

@@paperguyeu stop being pedantic

[@reasxn5016]

@@paperguyeu makes no difference, kilometer per hour

[@paperguyeu]

I think it’s important to use correct abbreviations in order for people to understand you.

[@dragonli1y]

Thought it meant 110 King Panda Hands and 70 Massive Party Hats.

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

United Kingdom: Nooo, you can't have a different speed limit than we do, you're my neighbor and we share Ireland- Republic of Ireland: *Haha, owning the Brits go brrr* Meanwhile Toycat has no speed limit, because Toycat is yes and thus reality can be whatever he wants

[@CORNERofTECH]

I wish the UK gets an 80mph speed limit.

[@295g295]

Does Toycat drive a Toyota?

[@carmi7042]

Meanwhile in US where they have different speed limits depending to the state

[@MrRhombus]

Map: Speed Limit in Ontario is 110km/h Signs in Ontario: Speed Limit is 100km/h Legal Speed Max: 120km/h Hm

[@klauscuiavian2853]

Poland allows 140km/h because there are very strict regulations on what is considered an "Autostrada". Only three major international transit routes (north-south and 2x east-west) are intended to have this status(and certain major ringroads). These are engineered with a great safety margin - the curves are very limited to facilitate such high-speeds, medians are extra wide and there is an extensive infrastructure to prevent animal encroachment(overpasses, tunnels, fences etc.). Most normal motorways are designated as expressways and have a 120km/h speed limit - though these are still usually in better condition than equivalents in western countries. The reason is simple, our motorway network started construction around 2000, so the asphalt is still smooth as butter(in contrast to terrific local roads).

[@Markus-zb5zd]

on the contrast, german autobahsn are nearly never straight to keep the drivers engaged

[@Pidalin]

Australia: There you have 2000 km long straight highway with no cars, but you can't drive faster than 110 km/h. 🙂

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

Plot twist: all the countries, provinces, and territories that are yellow, is our new sphere of influence. It's nice when more than a small handful of countries agrees with us for once

[@E4439Qv5]

Hmmm... I see The Philippines, Indonesia, Myanmar, _Afghanistan,_ Eritrea (lol), Ethiopia, Uganda, Zambia, Cameroon, Ghana, Togo, Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, _Western Sahara,_ Guyana, Peru, Ecuador, Colómbia, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, assorted other Leeward Caribbean islands, Newfoundland, Quebéc, the Yukon and Northwest Territories. (Funny-lookin' bunch, but that SEA Bloc is nice tho.)

[@gamesinspector8467]

The primary point of difference between capitalism and communism is regarding the ownership of 'means of production' or resources in general. Communism shuns private/individual ownership of land or any vital resources. Instead, all the 'means of production' like land and other resources should be owned by the state. By state here, I mean the whole community of people. All land and resources which enable the production of goods and services will be owned by one and all. Everything will be shared! All decisions about production will be made by the whole community by democratic means. There will be equal wages for all. All the decisions taken will be according to what is good for all. On the other hand, capitalism believes in private ownership of land and means of production. Every man will have to earn his worth. The major share of the profits earned from a business will go to the person who owns the means of production, while the workers who are responsible for running the business will get a small share. Every man will get his wages according to his merit and according to the thinking of the man who owns the means of production. Naturally the people who own the means of production, the capitalists, call the shots when it comes to decision making! This is the major bone of contention between the two ideologies, ownership of means of production. Both are extreme ideas. While communism can kill the idea of individual enterprise, which has led to most of the technological innovations we see today, capitalism has the seeds of exploitation, where too much wealth and therefore power, is concentrated in the hands of a few people.

[@BiasIcewing]

Bruh

[@CalicoreGaming]

As someone who didn't read that... "facts yo"

[@iamfuzzydolphins7792]

What if we just nuke the planet instead

[@skatingfreak1670]

Are you a child?? It sounds like something a 14 year old would say eager to share what they just learned, however basic that assessment may be. Somethings only work in theory and never in practice.

[@CalicoreGaming]

@@iamfuzzydolphins7792 Accelerationism at work

[@Liggliluff]

It could be good to know that the term "motorway" is a technical term used for the special roads in Europe marked with the blue or green sign, showing two parallel lines going into the distance under a bridge. It's this type of road that usually have tolls in some countries, and this type of road that has no base speed limit in Germany. But the term "highway" differs between regions, and isn't as specific.

[@Enyap_]

The main reason that national speed limits were introduced in Europe was during the oil crisis of the 60s and 70s. In Britain, the 70 mph limit brought in in 1965 was supposed to be temporary, but for no good reason, in my opinion, after the crisis, they just kept it.

[@frosty_brandon]

In the US it depends where you are what the grace limit is. I've been to towns where cops will pull you over for going 1 mph over, and places where they don't bat an eye if you go 30 over.

[@Marquipuchi]

In New England apart from like Connecticut, everywhere is either 55 or 65 but everyone will be going at least 70-75 mph and you wont get pulled over unless you're driving in the breakdown lane or doing like 120

[@MiciFee97]

I dont think that there is a real connection between speedlimit and deaths. Its more a connection between knowing how to drive and deaths. Here in Germany people just know how to drive😂

[@Sph1003]

In Italy there is a rule that says a driver can go at most 10% faster than the speed limit without getting a ticket. So in practice you can go 143km/h without any issues.

[@Alice1apple]

1:55 I love how someone named serbia ball doesn’t recognise Kosovo as Independent on their map

[@autarchprinceps]

The advisory limit isn't the same, but more honest. It is totally legal to drive 250 km/h or more on German motorways as long as there is no local speed limit. You will be in a lot of trouble if you do that in the UK or US.

[@SirZanZa]

instant loss of licence prosecution and potential imprisonment if you go anywhere near 100 miles per hour in the UK

[@rusticpartyeditz]

@@SirZanZa If you get caught.

[@baileyharrison1030]

@@SirZanZa No one is sending you to jail for going 100 in a 70 nor are you losing your license. 6 points and/or a driver awareness course + a hefty fine at the worst.

[@SirZanZa]

@@baileyharrison1030 100mph anywhere is automatic loss of licence for dangerous driving. hefty fine and potential imprisonment from prosecution. this isn't up for debate that is exactly what will happen. i'm not trying to be an arsehole but ive actually been in a car that was doing 102 and it resulted in a 3 year driving ban and 12 months suspended sentence ...so ..that is how i know

[@drikusvanblerk4418]

Don't forget about the 55km (34 mile) stretch of road in South Africa that has a posted speed limit of 250km per hour (about 155 mph). This is posted, however is only for Authorized vehicles undergoing speed testing. As far as I know motor manufacturers use this road to see what happens to their vehicle when driving at that speed for prolonged time in temperature of above 35c, and sometimes they get up to 45c in this region (113 f). There is also a racetrack and parking lot in this region, manufactures leave their vehicles for years in the sun over her for "testing". Here are the cords -27.9546735709842, 20.968053969956227 (Posted Sign), 29°03'27.9"S 19°51'11.7"E (Oval test course)

[@Slikx666]

Andrew, could you please do a video about fuel? I'd love to see who spends the most per gallon.

[@fawfulfan]

As a Texan who lives just up the road from Seguin, I laughed so hard at your pronunciation (it's pronounced se-GEEN).

[@philemonzz]

in the Netherlands the speed limit was lowered to 100km/h during the day, from 9pm to 7am you can drive 120/130 depending on where you are

[@mrbusdriversir]

I like the energy you use to provide good and interesting information. I also like that you don’t pretend to know everything, rather you give us the info based on your research and perspective. Great videos!

[@NeumannKlaus]

In Austria you do have to pay for driving on the Autobahn, it's called a vignette and it's basically an expensive sticker, you can choose how long you want to have it from like 4 options

[@ProfJeffy]

The speed limit in the Netherlands is also kind of weird. The 130kmh only applies to a couple highways at night. During the day all highways have a speed limit of a 100kmh. During the night (7pm-6am) some highways allow you to drive 120 or 130 kmh.

[@mathisnotforthefaintofheart]

I like this distinction. It makes so much sense. At day time there is way more traffic than at night.

[@parkmannate4154]

Driving in the US Virgin Islands is wild; left side drive with left side wheel so you're on the outside of the car lane all the time

[@Hydraklin]

the reason Sweden doesn't have a minimum wage is because we have unions that make sure we get a fair wage, even if you work a summer job you usually make like 12$ an hour. Unionins are poggers as the kids say.

[@gilly4026]

Imagine having a national speed limit 😂🇮🇲

[@shittymcrvids3119]

Ikr lmao 🇩🇪

[@AudiRS6real]

Glad to see toycat has made a video on one of my favourite niche maps (the speed limit map)

[@kilian8250]

I’m from Sweden, where we don’t have a national minimum wage. We have very strong laws concerning labour unions, with something called ”kollektivavtal” which means that the union and the companies have to agree on some minimum wage (and also other stuff like how much the wage should increase each year). So effectively we have quite a high minimum wage compared to other countries, it’s just that it’s decided in a different way, not by law.

[@NechtanGeibhendach]

On the topic of car crashes in the US, a decent chunk of US car crashes in states like Maine, Montana, Alaska, etc. are caused by people hitting animals like Dear, Moose, Elk, etc. (At least those are the more common examples) but that's in the US.

[@mrfoodarama]

Yea very true, or Ice

[@SpecieOp]

As someone from Belgium, it's interesting to see the motorway networks from other countries. Over here, most places aren't that far from a motorway, so you can travel across Belgium relatively easy. But then, I see the motorway network in for example Ireland and Wales and it looks like there's barely any there. When I was studying in Finland, we once did a road trip to the north. In southern Finland, there are a few motorways connecting the big cities, but to drive to the north you just go on a single carriageway. It makes sense since there's not many people living up north, but it's crazy for someone who is used to having motorways going all across the country.

[@donquaviuslaquariusdinglen3066]

yea, i drive the trip between the far south and my hometown in northern lapland quite frequently and really the only big parts of the road are next to the big cities. the worst bits are probably ones between kärsämäki and oulu along with the kemi-rovaniemi road, since theyre just incredibly boring. in the case for oulu, the terrain is just incredibly boring and tiresome with all that straight road and massive fields while the kemi-rovaniemi part is practically a single carriageway with traffic to match that of big motorways, resulting in tons of stuff on a relatively tight road.

[@stevenroshni1228]

16:01The US had a speed limit of 55 mph in response to the oil embargo in 1974. 22:43 The yellow signs are advisory, but you can get cited for reckless driving if you crash. 23:25 Generally roads with tolls have service stations but not free roads in the US

[@Liggliluff]

_> "The yellow signs are advisory, but you can get cited for reckless driving if you crash."_ This is what I've understood how it works in Sweden/Europe; the blue square signs are advisory speed limits, and while you can go faster; if an accident happens, it's kinda your fault for not being careful enough. But it depends on situation. - These signs are around some pedestrian crossings, lowering to 30 km/h when the road is usually 50, and if there are no people anywhere, you can keep at 50; otherwise go down to 30 just to be on the safe side.

[@BCS_8]

22:55 Based on these gas prices, this was filmed a few months ago, I don’t care, but thought it was interesting

[@cyber_pirate]

I live in a 75 mph area in Michigan and have always felt proud of my arbitrary speed limit number for some reason

[@trowwzers5057]

Same

[@docuziulian8892]

Romania had their first motorway in 2000 finished and the recent motorway was Completly finished in 2021 from Cluj to sibiu. But still romania has discontinued motorways

[@emmeline.reinhardt]

In Hawaii, I was on a road with a speed minimum of 35 mph to prevent tourists from driving too slowly since the scenery is so beautiful

[@tahaak]

In Germany you have a minimum speed limit of 60km/h on the Autobahn. You can‘t go slower there (unless there is a traffic jam obviously)

[@JennaGetsCreative]

Good point about the bottom catching up to the slightly-above-minimum earners when minimum wage raises. I remember during my years of customer service jobs it always felt like a slap in the face that the pay cap for my job description never went up. Once I had put in the time and effort to get to the pay cap the new hires were progressively starting out closer and closer to my wage without having any history with the employer.

[@lilwoodiewood3457]

A different min wage for countries makes sense speed limits don't different countries have cheaper needs people in Nigeria don't need 1500+ dollars a month to get by

[@mateowoetam]

In Mexico, it's actually more common for the speed limit to be 110 km/h, and only in some locations, it's 120 km/h.

[@lilwoodiewood3457]

Well if Mexico gives a fuck about anybody they also have school zones with a limit of 20 or 30

[@thijmen1999]

In the Netherlands we have to drive 100 km/h between 7 am and 19 pm. In the night we can drive 130 km/h.

[@mathisnotforthefaintofheart]

I think that is an excellent ruling. But your country is full of green extremists who wish a speedlimit of 90 or something. Insane if you ask me.

[@AjZ530]

Here in egypt, speed limit is genuinely non existent, i have literally never seen anyone while i've been driving, even paying attention to the speed limit, except for in like tunnels and stuff. I'm willing to put a limb out and say egypt has the worst traffic in the world, I only drive motorbike so it doesnt affect me as much tho lol i should point out btw im not egyptian, im only here temporarily

[@sidimightbe]

Son of ottoman?

[@AjZ530]

@@sidimightbe Uthman, the term ottoman comes from one of the rulers of the Ottoman Empire named Uthman, but it goes back to one of the companions of the Islamic prophet Muhammad ﷺ, not the ottoman empire

[@thomasaly7624]

My dad is Egyptian and he said the same thing. That and the constant noise, at least where he was in Cairo.

[@justinjacob9743]

So the reason the highway connects from Austin to Seguin, is because it’s an alternative route for 1-35 which runs through San Antonio through Austin.

[@williamhoogendijk2536]

What you say about speed limits being more advisory instead of an upper limit what it is supposed to be is especially true in France. The speed limit on the motorway there is 130kph but everyone and I mean every car that is not a lorry or a bus or something is going 140 - 150 kph. Also in the Netherlands where they recently changed the speed limit from 130 to 100 kph because of environmental reasons most people keep driving somewhere between 100 - 130 kph. People will just pick a speed that feels safe and that speed and the speed limit should be as close together as possible.

[@lilwoodiewood3457]

I don't think this is good in the western world those are speeds we don't go ... I could see alot of people coming to Europe and causing accidents because of the lack of skill to drive fast either we need to go faster or u need to go slower idk tho

[@A.Martin]

The reason the NE states are such low deaths for traffic is the traffic is so bad you cant go fast enough to die in a crash.

[@rickmuc089]

What I find very confusing and dangerous is when French people overtake on the highway. They keep their indicator on during the process, which is strange when you have 3 lanes because you don't know if they want to change lanes or just take over a slower car.

[@noefillon1749]

The rule here in France is that you have to keep your indicator on when passing, but only if tou are on the leftmost lane. If you are on the middle lane, it can be confusing. But personnally, I find it quite absurd as the indicator is to indicate a change in direction ==> when you switch lane. It's better to keep it on if you are passing on a 2-lane-road (one to each direction) so onto the lane of people going the opposite direction.

[@KaeptnTerror]

As a German I can't get the point of a speed limit. Driving 140mph (200+ km/h) is no big deal.

[@UngodlyFreak]

Not until you crash.

[@aname4822]

Citizen of Ukraine for the past 13 years here. Fun fact: Even though Ukrainian motorways are relatively new, they are in much worse condition compared to older motorways of the European Union

[@beatrix1120]

I'm sure it's especially bad now😢

[@aname4822]

@@beatrix1120 😭

[@IONATVS]

In the US, legal speed limits are on white signs, advisory speed limits are on yellow signs.

[@joshuacarre06]

The country's with no minimum wage have very strong Union laws

[@Katt1n]

Which is a much better system than minimum wage.

[@Liggliluff]

And the unions have minimum wages themselves, but the benefit here is that: - Each union can specialise their minimum wage better depending on type of work. - Unions can quicker change minimum wages than a national law. - While nations could do this too, but they don't seem to do it, unions sometimes also require wages to go up the longer you work, or maybe that was just my union.

[@realhawaii5o]

Here in Portugal, our government loves motorways. They go everywhere and often there are several parallel to one another very close. We also basically invented non-stop e-tolls!

[@simonteesdale9752]

"Controlled access is the way of defining a highway, a freeway, a motorway, an expressway" I can confirm that this is absolutely NOT always the case here in Aotearoa New Zealand. My favorite example of this is Highway 1B, which is a bunch of rural roads that have been 'linked' to create a bypass around Hamilton (because nobody wants to enter Hamilton). This linkage consisted of slapping Highway 1B labels on the roads and calling it a day. There are multiple points where you have to stop to give way to other non-highway roads. Also, notably the only road in the country with a speed limit higher than our national limit of 100km/h is the road out of Hamilton (presumably for humanitarian reasons).

[@2255223388]

What kind of tool says "Aotearoa New Zealand" in an international forum?

[@simonteesdale9752]

@@2255223388 This one. Deal with it. Actually, I prefer to use Aotearoa, but add the New Zealand part in international forums, so people know where I'm talking about.

[@Cassius.]

Thank you for taking the time for this video, your mind intrigues me ahaha

[@MrMcMind]

I have come to the conlusion, that the "best" speed for me personally is between 140 to 160 km/h. Why? Well, somehow the difference between 120 to 140 km/h is quit noticable to me (making me feel slowish, might have to do with the speed of trucks and the time it takes to overtake them then). Also it does provide me with a good mix of relaxation and having me actually focus on the road. Driving faster then 160km/h you have to be at the "all time ready mode". You can be absolutly sure that you will encouter scenarios frequently (just within minutes) where some one pulls into your lane not noticing your speed forcing you to decelerate rapidly or even having to brake hard. Anyhow, I hate the dabte about limting the speed in germany. Especially the talk about "safety". The speed on the german autobahn with traffic is propably around 120 km/h. And if some one was actually concerned about safety, they should propably lobby to limit electric cars horse power output down to what regular petrol cars have now, cause oh boy are people not prepared for their possible accelaration. Oh and if we go down the path of the great good in car vs public transport. Why do we even allow people to travel? Limiting travel to the absolute minium could also be a discussion point...

[@KiraFriede]

Yeah same, I pend between 140 and 160, when it's a really empty road sometimes 180, but more than 180 starts to feel really unsafe.

[@esistreal]

The issue is not with speed but with the speed difference between lanes and vehicles. When you have a 2-lane motorway with trucks going 80km/h on the right lane and people doing 180km/h+ in the left you're gonna have problems no matter what. I like going fast on an empty road as much as the next guy but when you get idiots doing that in rush hour traffic things become dangerous. I've generally found motorway driving to be way more relaxed in countries with a general speed limit because you don't have to be so "on edge" every time you want to overtake a truck.

[@MrMcMind]

@@esistreal not sure what kind of rush hour traffic you have in your region. But where I drive, well good lucky going faster then 140km/h. It's near impossible with the amount of lane changing happening, just to overtake one car that is going 5km/h slower then the other. But yeah I totaly get the "not so on edge" thing. As it stands I have a massive issue with driving "with the flow", as there is non, forcing you to be ever watchfull during rush hour. It also seems there is allways someone just ahead, who can not decide to stick to some even speed, provocing unnesseary lane changes. (to this day I still don't get why 130km/h is the advise speed and not 120 nicer number in every regard) I can't wait for some kind of future where most cars just use some intelligent cruise controll, that keeps the traffic flow more constant. As of now it seems like barely ayone uses cruise control and if at random speeds. Ideally if we would have a speed limit it would be the same as for the trucks 80-90km/h (better 100) Limiting the overtaking truck problem. But no car driver would ever go at that speed willingly, simply feels bad beeing as fast as a truck. Also sadly 3 lane highways seems to trigger these "slow drivers" even more. They then start to play right line=truck lane or right lane is on fire... even on sundays!

[@aixtom979]

@@esistreal Exactly. The "sweet spot" for me is where I'm fast enough that overtaking doesn't take too long, but still slow enough that I can react to funny stuff someone on another lane might be doing. Which is hard to quantify in an exact number, but it should somehow factor in not only a maximum speed, but also a somewhat sane differential speed between trucks and other vehicles.

[@Maxiligamer]

For me the best speed to be driving is 120 km/h. Any more than that and it feels like I'm about to take off, it's loud and not economical.

[@sarahdriedger4386]

Where I live(Canada) the yellow signs are advisory signs for poor road conditions. Or atleast that's what my instructor told me. We also have 50km/h speed limit in the city, and 30km/h school zones. I also wanted to say congratulations on getting your license! I also passed mine in December!

[@reillywalker195]

We have a lot of advisory speed signs on our highways here in British Columbia. Some go as low as 30 km/h, such as for tight turns in mountainous areas.

[@jkennedy299]

I really really hate how my country (Australia) restricts newer driver’s speed for the first few years pf your driving life (one year fewer if you happen to be older than 25) but it actually means that for a few years, if you’re going the same speed as everyone around you, you get a massive fine and you lose your license!

[@kempo_95]

That's weird yeah. Driving slower then average on a highway can be quite dangerous.

[@petitcroissant4236]

What state are you talking about? Because I'm in vic and on my red P's and I am allowed to drive the limit, and it was the same when I had my L's

[@sambros2]

@@petitcroissant4236 I'm pretty sure L plates can't go over 100, but not sure about P's. I'm on my green P's in WA

[@ilikeoversizedcoats1837]

Not QLD 😎

[@SLFootballFTT]

@@petitcroissant4236 In NSW red Ps are capped at 90 and Green Ps at 100. Makes Highway driving more frustrating and tedious and makes lane changing a lot more challenging.

[@TinusBruins]

In the Netherlands the speed is not advisory but a hard limit, in court it has been decided that a 3km/h correction is needs to address the fact that if cars are lining up, the one on the inside of a corner is driving 100km the car on the outside of the corner would almost drive 3km/h faster. Also driving faster then 1.5 times faster rounded to nearest 10km/h is risking a pull-over where they'll take away your driver licence immediately.

[@J05H30H3]

Toy-cat gets speed ticket for going JUST over the speed limit.... makes 24 minute rant about why setting and enforcing a limit is completely arbitrary anyway 😂

[@pancakeho0e]

I didn't know we had a 110 speed limit in Lebanon. Some people drive at 150 minimum on the left lane and have the audacity to honk at you to move aside when you're at 120 LOL

[@ethansion]

It’s so exciting for me when he or just anyone mentions the Isle of Man, since as a Crown Dependency, we aren’t know to many.

[@ethansion]

We also recently modernised our Promenade, and we now have a ton of flags hung up! We have the Isle of Man, Jersey, Guernsey, England, Wales, Scotland, Gibraltar, and a few Over-Seas-Territories too!

[@killslay]

If you're into motorbikes then you know the Isle of Man

[@ethansion]

@@killslay True, although it’s annoying when the mountain road shuts for preparation.

[@DeKevers]

I get excited whenever anyone mentions Cornwall, despite being in Plymouth. We're pretty much part of Cornwall anyway.

[@parkmannate4154]

Everyone whos played a game that involves that weird foot tri flag remembers Isle of Man

[@MajorBreakfast]

"Freie Fahrt für freie Bürger" - "Unrestricted driving for free citizens" (German saying :)

[@cd-ramos]

Average german when driving at 97361 km/h: 😐😐😐😐😐

[@Wah.0]

KZbinr say germ german peple Attack the comments

[@SolarisGO]

I live in Wisconsin and drive to Minnesota to visit family often and I will say that the thing I am always most concerned about it weather and deer. Weather does factor in to the speed I drive, I choose to go slower when the road conditions are poor. Deer are a wild card and you never know when one will bolt across the highway, going slower doesn't really change that.

[@lizzyteryoshin3501]

Fun Fact: If you're driving in the US and the speed limit sign is yellow, it's advisory. If the speed limit sign is white, it's the law.

[@TremereTT]

In Germany a yellow sign with a Name on it, is implied to be a 50 km/h speedlimit sign.

[@jbtom321]

In the US, the yellow speed signs are advisory, like off ramps or exits. The white speed signs are the speed limits.

[@alessandropeck3565]

I live in Austin and I live by the fastest highway in the US. The speed limit is 85, though I thought the maximum was 90. It's kinda funny that that road also goes to the F1 race track. (Also that road has a very high speed limit because it's very straight and there are very few intersecting roads, also also there is nothing interesting between destinations on the highway so it would make sense to have a higher speed limit.)

[@n01rbeatz19]

You have to pay for motorway in austria as well

[@pratosaurusrex1128]

I tend to find that the speed limit in the U.K. is based on your brand of car. If your car is a German brand you can go well over 70mph!

[@roberts1523]

In massachussets, people regularly speed (at least in the eastern part). Before getting my liscense, I was going 65 on the highway, and was passed by nearly everyone. The average speed was probably about 73, and plenty of people were going 80. It seems speed limit is a suggestion in MA

[@jnmsks6052]

I live in Michigan, and as I was growing up in the 80s and 90s, the state speed limit went up a few times. I think 55 was the national limit when I was a little kid, then I started seeing 60, then 65 became common, 70 is now the limit on most freeways that are in the lower part of the lower peninsula, basically where most of the population lives, and then once you get a bit North of Grand Rapids, Lansing or Saginaw, it goes up to 75 on the freeway.

[@onehorsetoomany8006]

I might be a bit older, but I remember the 70 mph limit before it was lowered to 55. It was lowered during the Carter administration (I believe) for better fuel economy during the OPEC-induced oil shocks. As oil prices decreased, the national limit crept back up, in some cases exceeding the original limit.

[@stevemonkey6666]

Yes I lived in Michigan for quite a few years and it was amazing how the speed limit kept rising. I now live somewhere where that doesn't happen 😭

[@trowwzers5057]

Some two lane highways up north even have the limits at 65 now which is pleasant

[@kevindelgadillolazarte3087]

A Bolivian here. Although officially speed limit is 80 kmh no one enforces it, so on highway where people see its fine (self perception) many go way over it. Going at 100+ kmh

[@rubenschilling]

i think we here in Germany should rethink our speed limits

[@Wah.0]

KZbinr say germ german peple Attack the comments

[@2dwatermelon302]

No way! They are amazing!

[@schnelma605]

@@Wah.0 Guten Tag

[@jessali_]

Yup. It's f*cking nuts. The road rage of 200 kmph drivers is insane. I try to avoid the Autobahn like the plague.

[@BroTato671]

There is actually a section of road in the Northern Territory of Australia with no speed limit.

[@lazy1126]

being able to drive to my grandparents 600km away in just over 5 hours is great. i love the autobahn. on that note germany is so much safer when it comes to driving, even tho we drive fast. we have extremely low deaths compared to america. america is just stupid and incompetent.

[@brunoactis1104]

America is young*

[@DieAlteistwiederda]

@@brunoactis1104 the other two things stated still apply as well. Driving licences should not be that easy to acquire. There is a reason why many countries just won't accept an US driver's license as valid and if you want to drive you have to do the whole course in the country again.

[@lazy1126]

@@DieAlteistwiederda and the way they build roads and zone cities is absolutely brain dead

[@flyingfoamtv2169]

im starting to think that your second channal has surpassed your first one for me, when it comes to which one i an interrested in.

[@jayaltairi]

speed limits in Massachusetts are largely ignored during off-peak hours, and are basically impossible to exceed during rush hour anyhow. we probably have fewest deaths per capita because of hospital density resulting in shorter ambulance rides

[@BlueFlame_00]

1:27 Austria has vignettes (highway payment system) too, and i'm 100% sure they had them when this video was made

[@Lau2856.]

I'm so glad that we have such a good road infrastructure in Austria, the Highway goes through my 5000 people city.

[@kensho6263]

Habt ihr ne normale Straße oder ne Autobahn durch die Stadt durch, das klingt nach schrecklich viel Verkehr

[@Lau2856.]

@@kensho6263 beides. Ich lebe in einem großen tahl, die Stadt ist sehr Länglich. An den meisten stellen wo leute wohnen geht die Autobahn entlang der stadt neben vorbei. Da die Stadt entlang des Flusses geht sind die Aus- und Auffarten sozusagen direkt vor der Haustür gebaut geworden. Da wir beides haben ist aber nicht allzuviel Verkehr.

[@kensho6263]

@@Lau2856. da am Inn?

[@Lau2856.]

@@kensho6263 nein, im Mürztal, das ist im Nordosten der Steiermark.😅

[@kensho6263]

@@Lau2856. hab zufälligen Fluss geraten😂

[@astroidexadam5976]

Netherland's speed limit is actually 100km/h in the day(6:00 to 18:59) while 120km/h at night(19:00 to 5:59) since like 2019

[@arjankleene]

No, the speed limit on motorways in the Netherlands is 130 km/h unless posted otherwise. And every motorway has signs restricting the speed to 100 km/h (or less) from 06:00 until 19:00. The speed limit from 19:00 until 06:00 varies, on some motorways it's still 100 km/h, on other sections it's 120 km/h, and then there are also sections that do not have a specific speed limit for 19:00 - 06:00, so there 130 km/h is allowed.

[@ddl4657]

AUTOBAHN

[@katashworth41]

The first motorway in the U.K. did not open in the 2000s, it was the Preston bypass in 1958.

[@DodoGTA]

Autobahn 👀

[@yimmydotjpg3494]

All my homies drive on the autobahn

[@Hordil]

in germany we also have a minimum speed that your car/vehicle needs to be able to go and that is shown in your papers for the vehicle. For example most tractors are not allowed because of that.

[@TheTrueAltoClef]

No speed limit on a highway works wonderfully

[@sammexp]

Canada is so huge that even if we are 4th in the world, we don’t have enough expressways, we don’t even have one that cross all the country continually

[@juliansmith4295]

Where do you think the Trans Canada highway goes?

[@skatingfreak1670]

I found out something interesting the other day. Apparently, the U.S. also didn't have a speed limit before back then it was "safe and sane" or something like that. So you could go as fast a you want respective to the area. But that changed because of Jimmy Carter and his failure of a presidency. Due to the gas shortage implemented a standardized speead limit, to"save on gas"

[@gotham61]

The national 55 mph speed limit was introduced in 1973, well before Jimmy Carter was in national office. It was repealed in 1995, and since then states have had their own speed limits. The only exception is Montana, where the rule was "reasonable and prudent" from 1995 until 1999, when they introduced a 75 mph limit.

[@Stache987]

It was lowered because of a threat of a gas shortage, not a political decision. Want to talk about a bad political decision, Reaganomics, his trickle down economics, gas will take years to resemble the prices they were even 15 months ago, it was $.08 off of being doubled here, and the profiteering of the petroleum industry is obvious. In one night alone our gas went up $.35 a gallon but two days later lowered by a dime, I'm supposing someone called it in for price gouging to the state.

[@KillerTechniques]

Interesting bit of information, italy does not have minimum wages, but we have a system based on unions, syndicates and basic worker rights that divides jobs in categories, which in turn define certain aspects of the particular employment position. Among these aspects is the hourly wage. So there isn’t a minimum wage, but the hourly wages are set by entities that are external to the employers, hourly wages that differ for every work position, and can only be increased by the employer, but never lowered. Of course there are employers who find legal and illegal ways to solve this problem, like hiring with no contract or giving low paid internships. Source: am italian

[@DeKevers]

Capitalism is better than communism. We live in a capitalist society, and it manages to function. It has its flaws, such as huge differences in wages between the poor and rich, and corporate greed, but at the end of the day, we can all function well. Communism is an extreme form of socialism. It suffers from extreme poverty, with a government that has extreme power over the people. I'm absolutely nowhere near an expert, but capitalism isn't an extreme system, and is the most beneficial.

[@parkmannate4154]

Capitalism is the worst economic system invented except for every other economic system - Churchill

[@parkmannate4154]

Capitalism is the worst economic system invented except for every other economic system - Churchill

[@thorthewolf8801]

Why is this even a debate? The ussr collapsed, proving communism is inferior, while the usa is still going strong.