I agree. I still remember a long time ago driving my parents' Merc at 200 km/h down an almost empty motorway. About 500 or 600 m in front of us a truck put on it's indicators and just changed lanes. I only just managed to slow the car down to the truck's 90km/h over that distance. Remember: stopping distance increases with the square of the speed.
Even if the police can't keep your papers, in any country foreign vehicles will be impounded if the driver fails to pay a fine on the spot. The Italians routinely escort them to the nearest ATM, as seen on German TV.
|