Unfortunately I don't see increasing the speed limit will help in Oz. I don't think that the hoons in their hotted up Skylines or WRX STi or Beemer will be responsible citizens. They are not now. They won't be then. And we have to share the road with everyone and there is no way in the world that the government will be able to have people up their driving skills to warrant an autoban being built.
The governments of Oz have allowed a situation to develop with the licencing requirements since cars were introduced. We all have to suffer the consequences. No one's fault though.
If you do have the advanced driving skills, then most of the time it will be to avoid dills like me on the road,
. I wouldn't dream of driving on an autoban with my driving experience. I don't think everyone would recognise their limitions too. Though I'm sure my car would be able to handle 160km/h, I doubt too many cars would, as a population of cars, not models. Very dangerous combination of the two: inappropriate car and lack of 'self knowledge'.
That is the reality of the situation. No?
I like this thread. Good arguements.