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[X30XE]

If it was 2.30am and only himself to injure on the road then the next years £4000 insurance premium having had any sort of ban along with the indignity of re-taking a test is probably adequate.  There may be other circumstances but none of us were actually there to see them.  There's worse things to get upset about frankly.  Like 4yr (out in 20months) death by dangerous sentences for instance. 

I'm glad I never got busted doing 3 figure speeds down the empty M62 in my cosworth scorpio back in 2004. 

[YZ250]

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I have never driven at 154 mph. I have driven at 140 mph on a German Auotobhan and it is terrifying......

It's amazing how many people have been on an autobahn when speed is mentioned. 

Just an observation and in no way aimed at the poster or anyone in particular. 

[Andy B]

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I have driven at 140 mph on a German Auotobhan and it is terrifying. You need total concentration....

I agree on the total concentration ( though I've 'only' done an indicated 135) but wouldn't say it's terrifying ..... surely depends on what car you're in. 100mph plus in an Omega is a piece of cake, you could sit there at that speed all day with no problem at all, whereas 85mph in my Smart Fortwo is err ..... un-nerving! 

[Doctor Gollum]

Driving at speed requires respect, not fear... you're absolutely correct about the concentration though...

Driving at 20 mph is approximately 5% focus and 95% everything else... much over a ton and this is reversed, making the smallest distractions potentially deadly.

One of the biggest issues nowadays, is that as cars become 'safer', we become insulated from the traffic around us, so even at motorway speeds we pay less and less attention to our surroundings, so concentration levels are gradually dropping away.

That said, Vmax on a suitable road for a reasonable distance should be on everyones bucket list

[Doctor Gollum]

If it was 2.30am and only himself to injure on the road then the next years £4000 insurance premium having had any sort of ban along with the indignity of re-taking a test is probably adequate.  There may be other circumstances but none of us were actually there to see them.  There's worse things to get upset about frankly.  Like 4yr (out in 20months) death by dangerous sentences for instance. 

I'm glad I never got busted doing 3 figure speeds down the empty M62 in my cosworth scorpio back in 2004.

There are far worse ways of travelling at 145mph...

In a SEAT Leon for example...

[Kevin Wood]

That said, Vmax on a suitable road for a reasonable distance should be on everyones bucket list

Which the A11 isn't. Not by a very long way.

[X30XE]

If it was 2.30am and only himself to injure on the road then the next years £4000 insurance premium having had any sort of ban along with the indignity of re-taking a test is probably adequate.  There may be other circumstances but none of us were actually there to see them.  There's worse things to get upset about frankly.  Like 4yr (out in 20months) death by dangerous sentences for instance. 

I'm glad I never got busted doing 3 figure speeds down the empty M62 in my cosworth scorpio back in 2004.

There are far worse ways of travelling at 145mph...

In a SEAT Leon for example...

True. Very true.

[Doctor Gollum]

That said, Vmax on a suitable road for a reasonable distance should be on everyones bucket list

Which the A11 isn't. Not by a very long way.

Haverhill to Newmarket, and Newmarket to Red Lodge could be alot worse... likewise the dual carriageway from Thetford to the A47

But being by not being a 3/4 lane Autobahn with hgv lane restrictions, no it's far from ideal

[aaronjb]

Speaking of how fast things happen at 150mph .. how about 150mph on the entry to Eau Rouge? https://www.goodwood.com/grrc/race/modern/2016/8/video-spa-24-bmw-helmetcam/

I do not have balls big enough  (about 30 seconds in to the video for the impatient)

[YZ250]

Doing shift work means that I travel home at silly'o'clock in the morning. I can travel down a bypass for several miles without seeing anyone, not a single vehicle. I have both the opportunity and the vehicle to clear way more than the OP's link without hurting anyone other than myself (and my grieving family if it goes pear shaped) but an experience a while back put paid to that. I was travelling at a sensible speed when three Deers ambled across the bypass in front of me. They were the size of a large Moose and in no rush to get out of the way. I was able to stop but things would have been much different if I'd been travelling at over 160mph. 
Imagine a Moose hurtling through the windscreen at that speed.    I'm certainly no Saint myself and as said, modern vehicles can do in excess of these speeds with ease. The scenery moves faster than your eyes can absorb and if it all goes wrong it's going to be messy. There'll be plenty on here that have hit those sort of speeds and got away with it  but just remember, one day the Moose could be waiting. 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

I think all cars should be electronically limited to 70 MPH.

That would stop all you hooligans.

[Kevin Wood]

I had a real moose pull out in front of me in Canada.. driving a Chrylser Voyager at about 80 MPH. That tested the ABS a bit, and I came quite close to voiding myself in my attire, I can tell you.

[Nick W]

About 30 years ago, my uncle hit a number of wild boar that were crossing the motorway at about 3AM. The police who interviewed him afterwards suggested that the reverse slope of his E28 525 prevented them from being thrown through the windscreen, and that he might want to drive a little slower in his next BMW! The condition of the boar was reported as tasty

[TheBoy]

That said, Vmax on a suitable road for a reasonable distance should be on everyones bucket list

Which the A11 isn't. Not by a very long way.

Haverhill to Newmarket, and Newmarket to Red Lodge could be alot worse... likewise the dual carriageway from Thetford to the A47

But being by not being a 3/4 lane Autobahn with hgv lane restrictions, no it's far from ideal

Not stretches I would be going mental on, due to a fair number of agricultural vehicles (often unlit at night as well) and "fen people"

[Doctor Gollum]

Getting confuddled with the A140 perhaps

Or maybe I have been lucky... used to travel to Norwich and beyond most weeks