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Re: Why Do Cars Have High Speedometers When You Legally Can't Use Them? by 1Segzy: 7:08am On Jan 09, 2017
I know the perfect road where u can drive up to your max full speedometer reading. It is the one that leads to heaven or hell
Re: Why Do Cars Have High Speedometers When You Legally Can't Use Them? by pressplay411(m): 7:09am On Jan 09, 2017
RoyalBlak007:
Why do most Cars have speedometers that go at least 130 when you legally can't go that fast on any road?

Lalasticlala
Seun

Mr 007
No doubt you love the thrill of a high speed chase. The speed limits are there to protect the public from you. grin

You want to get ur juice jumping, join a race course.

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Re: Why Do Cars Have High Speedometers When You Legally Can't Use Them? by okonja(m): 7:09am On Jan 09, 2017
buharimustlive:


One lane road in the north east.

Not all. besides, you can drive for like 10 mins and you be the only one on the road.
Re: Why Do Cars Have High Speedometers When You Legally Can't Use Them? by africanusvu(m): 7:11am On Jan 09, 2017
RoyalBlak007:
Why do most Cars have speedometers that go at least 130 when you legally can't go that fast on any road?

Lalasticlala
Seun
?,Why? you can but dia is a condition. FROM 0-100 TAKES U TO UR DESTINATIOM.AND U RECEIV A WELLCOME AWARD. FROM 100-240.MY FRIEND U AR GOING HOME.U MAYNT COM BAK AND U MAY BE AWARDED RIP.
Re: Why Do Cars Have High Speedometers When You Legally Can't Use Them? by 2shur: 7:14am On Jan 09, 2017
baba highest wru i don do on a freeway..120km
and na cause say na inside campus.
omo no go there.
you can do 200 on the freeway if yoi drive a hummer
or some kind of very big truck
not those mini suvs
and saloon cars
cause only poth holes and ditch wey full town go send you to early grave.
plus confused drivers who are impatient
learners who hand never straight for road fit go press park for express.
or al those pub transport drivers wey dey speed like say dem dey use jazz.
come see jazz wey dose car smugllers dey use.dem dey tear speedometer o.
na dem be the real Need for speed ...
Re: Why Do Cars Have High Speedometers When You Legally Can't Use Them? by drnoel: 7:14am On Jan 09, 2017
RoyalBlak007:
Why do most Cars have speedometers that go at least 130 when you legally can't go that fast on any road?

Lalasticlala
Seun

It depends on the road and country. There are some countries why some of its roads have no speed limit, those kind of road are run without regulation Nigeria on another note is a country with so much bad roads u have to run slow to even get through.
Re: Why Do Cars Have High Speedometers When You Legally Can't Use Them? by kolaaderin: 7:17am On Jan 09, 2017
RoyalBlak007:


So if you go 70 on this kind of road

What should it be called?

You have not heard of autobahn in Germany where you can push UR car to it limits, and even some section of the high way has recommended car that can travel on it because your regular Honda and Toyota can not keep up with the speed on it.
Re: Why Do Cars Have High Speedometers When You Legally Can't Use Them? by Nobody: 7:31am On Jan 09, 2017
Whizpeter:
It ain't illegal... The type and quality of road determines the speed limit...

Nigerian roads don't even need speed limit signs... The roads are enough to limit your speed...!

Jesu Kristi....see finishing grin

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Re: Why Do Cars Have High Speedometers When You Legally Can't Use Them? by Nobody: 7:33am On Jan 09, 2017
Texas has some 80mph speed limited roads.
Re: Why Do Cars Have High Speedometers When You Legally Can't Use Them? by ThinkSmarter: 7:50am On Jan 09, 2017
Trapnews:
undecided
i am a guy but I totally disagree with the room, it may be true for someone else but not me, I'm organised, I hv been to ladies room, and I do see how they do litter they room with braziers, panties etc. itz only when their man z visiting that they struggle to put things in place. But men bc of the the urge to impress their various female friends that visit on regular basis, always get their rooms well arranged.
Generally, Men hv more organized room than ladies.
Re: Why Do Cars Have High Speedometers When You Legally Can't Use Them? by 222Martins(m): 8:13am On Jan 09, 2017
That speedometer mean nothing to smugglers. Trust me, Paul Walker is a learner when compared to Nigerian smugglers; they speed even on untarred or unmarked roads and still come out unscathed.
Re: Why Do Cars Have High Speedometers When You Legally Can't Use Them? by unite4real: 8:21am On Jan 09, 2017
You will need it in case armed robbers pursue you
Re: Why Do Cars Have High Speedometers When You Legally Can't Use Them? by Burgerlomo: 8:23am On Jan 09, 2017
Flexherbal:
Most of those cars were not built for Nigerians roads.

This is not true because the highest speed limit in some parts of US like NJ & NY, even if not all the States is 65 miles per hr, and that is even in their freeways (highways) so anything above that can get you a speeding ticket if you get pulled over by the cops.
Re: Why Do Cars Have High Speedometers When You Legally Can't Use Them? by obailala(m): 8:26am On Jan 09, 2017
Is it just me or does someone else also think the question on this thread is incorrect?

I assume the Op is referring to the speed of vehicles, not the speedometer of vehicle. Also the Op is asking why cars are built with a capacity to travel at certain high speeds which are higher than most known speed limits.
Re: Why Do Cars Have High Speedometers When You Legally Can't Use Them? by Nobody: 8:32am On Jan 09, 2017
obailala:
Is it just me or does someone else also think the question on this thread is meaningless?

I assume the Op is referring to the speed of vehicles, not the speedometer of vehicle. Also the Op is asking why cars are built with a capacity to travel at certain high speeds which are higher than most known speed limits.





..you act like you know everything

You must be a God undecided
Re: Why Do Cars Have High Speedometers When You Legally Can't Use Them? by obailala(m): 8:35am On Jan 09, 2017
RB007:






..you act like you know everything

You must be a God undecided
See beaf oo!

I struggled to understand the question of the Op at first until I read through the follow up comments and responses in the thread. The question seems incorrect but not a single person raised it, not even the MODs who placed the thread on the front page. How is it now a crime for me to point this out? .. Shuoo! undecided

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Re: Why Do Cars Have High Speedometers When You Legally Can't Use Them? by lonelydora: 8:53am On Jan 09, 2017
RoyalBlak007:
Why do most Cars have speedometers that go at least 130 when you legally can't go that fast on any road?

Lalasticlala
Seun

You still dey learn work. Who said you can't use them?
Re: Why Do Cars Have High Speedometers When You Legally Can't Use Them? by lonelydora: 8:58am On Jan 09, 2017
okonja:
You can use them but not in town, they are useful on free runway which I don't think we have in Nigeria but if you wanna test yours, try drive come North east states...they have the road OR drive to Cotonou

PH - Eket, PH - Owerri, Asaba - Onitsha, are all good roads in the South. Abuja - Lokoja also good.
Re: Why Do Cars Have High Speedometers When You Legally Can't Use Them? by okonja(m): 9:06am On Jan 09, 2017
lonelydora:


PH - Eket, PH - Owerri, Asaba - Onitsha, are all good roads in the South. Abuja - Lokoja also good.


Sarcastic cheesy

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Re: Why Do Cars Have High Speedometers When You Legally Can't Use Them? by Nobody: 9:11am On Jan 09, 2017
You can use them.

Speed limits were put in place so that you wont misuse them
Re: Why Do Cars Have High Speedometers When You Legally Can't Use Them? by lonelydora: 9:16am On Jan 09, 2017
okonja:


Sarcastic cheesy

Nope. For real.
Re: Why Do Cars Have High Speedometers When You Legally Can't Use Them? by alezzy13: 9:23am On Jan 09, 2017
tete7000:
The speedometer indicates the maximum capacity of your engine. There are many things in life who you don't utilise at maximum capacity, not only cars. It's like asking why do we walk most of the time when we can always run?

However at some point in time, that maximum can be of use. Imagine trying to run away from danger, you probably won't look at your speedometer as you try to get away.

I dont think its all cases.

For instance, the Opel vectra has max speed of 260 on its speedometer, likewise the golf 2-3 which have 220. Both engine capacities 1.6L will be very unlike to reach anywhere near those limits. I think the figures are just for fancy in some cases.

In fact I have a colleague who tried it with golf 3. According to him above 170km/hr, the car could move no faster though he tried firing on. This was on a smooth road (Zaria - Kano road)
Re: Why Do Cars Have High Speedometers When You Legally Can't Use Them? by tete7000(m): 9:36am On Jan 09, 2017
alezzy13:


I dont think its all cases.

For instance, the Opel vectra has max speed of 260 on its speedometer, likewise the golf 2-3 which have 220. Both engine capacities 1.6L will be very unlike to reach anywhere near those limits. I think the figures are just for fancy in some cases.

In fact I have a colleague who tried it with golf 3. According to him above 170km/hr, the car could move no faster though he tried firing on. This was on a smooth road (Zaria - Kano road)


Well let's say they give that as an hypothetical case when some other conditions are met. One of the conditions is the age of the car and thus the engine.
That capacity itself will diminish with the age of engine. So maximum attained by a new engine might not be reached by an aged one.
Like the case of human being I gave, an old person won't be able to run what he used to run as a youth. His capacity must diminish with age. It is why old athletic champions retire and give way to young ones. Someway down the line in time, even Osain Bolt will become history.
Re: Why Do Cars Have High Speedometers When You Legally Can't Use Them? by iguita: 9:51am On Jan 09, 2017
The limit on 3MB is 60KMpH
nurey:
There are roads for everything and alot of factors determine maximum speed that can be attained on a road.

Third mainland bridge I can attain 160 to 200km/h on weekends with the right vehicle. Even though the required maximum speed is 100km/h for cars.

You just have to know where to overkill and where you need to apply sense.

At the adeniji end of Third mainland bridge there are buses that stop there for busstop, I believe the speed limit there is 100km/h, it's suicidal doing even 70km while decending the highway cause those danfo drivers just cut into Lane, hitting an LT35 or VW transporter at 40km/h turns your front end into marshed metal, radiator a pack of metallic plates, chassis a bulk of compressed metal, engine is a write off. Just pray the driver isn't confined permanently in a wheel chair.
Re: Why Do Cars Have High Speedometers When You Legally Can't Use Them? by geunik(m): 9:59am On Jan 09, 2017
RoyalBlak007:
Why do most Cars have speedometers that go at least 130 when you legally can't go that fast on any road?

Lalasticlala
Seun

there are reasons that are legit. For example your car cannot drive fast on a sandy road. Check this site out and thank me later.
[url]rilnetnigeria.com/2017/01/03/cars-above-speed-limit/[/url]
Re: Why Do Cars Have High Speedometers When You Legally Can't Use Them? by Nobody: 10:33am On Jan 09, 2017
Tell me how you intent to drive on these roads at the rate of 130 km per hour.

You should see a psychiatrist at least once a year. angry

Re: Why Do Cars Have High Speedometers When You Legally Can't Use Them? by okonja(m): 10:49am On Jan 09, 2017
lonelydora:


Nope. For real.

Acknowledgement
Re: Why Do Cars Have High Speedometers When You Legally Can't Use Them? by Originalsly: 10:50am On Jan 09, 2017
RoyalBlak007:
Why do most Cars have speedometers that go at least 130 when you legally can't go that fast on any road?

Lalasticlala
Seun
Did you think about the same cars being used for racing?...is there a legal speed limit for that?
Re: Why Do Cars Have High Speedometers When You Legally Can't Use Them? by Nobody: 10:50am On Jan 09, 2017
when the car tumbles from over speeding who will u then blame?
Re: Why Do Cars Have High Speedometers When You Legally Can't Use Them? by nurey(m): 10:54am On Jan 09, 2017
iguita:
The limit on 3MB is 60KMpH

when last did you pass the bridge? are you always observant while driving? because i still passed 3MB this morning and i saw 100km/h for cars and around 80km/h for lorries.

have you even driven a car before, 60km/h on a highway/freeway is extremely slow man.
Re: Why Do Cars Have High Speedometers When You Legally Can't Use Them? by iguita: 11:25am On Jan 09, 2017
Oga driver, don't be childish, I do not need to drive to see the road signs well placed on the roads. I can be driven and still see the signs. And that people drive 100 KMpH on 3MB does not mean that is the speed limit. When next you drive, watch out for road signs, you obviously do not. When Latma arrests you, you will scream victimization/ bribery. On 3MB, there are different speed limits for different vehicles. Watchout on your way home (That is if you really drive).
nurey:


when last did you pass the bridge? are you always observant while driving? because i still passed 3MB this morning and i saw 100km/h for cars and around 80km/h for lorries.

have you even driven a car before, 60km/h on a highway/freeway is extremely slow man.
Re: Why Do Cars Have High Speedometers When You Legally Can't Use Them? by willibounce1(m): 11:35am On Jan 09, 2017
iguita:
Oga driver, don't be childish, I do not need to drive to see the road signs well placed on the roads. I can be driven and still see the signs. And that people drive 100 KMpH on 3MB does not mean that is the speed limit. When next you drive, watch out for road signs, you obviously do not. When Latma arrests you, you will scream victimization/ bribery. On 3MB, there are different speed limits for different vehicles. Watchout on your way home (That is if you really drive).

It's 80km/h for cars 60 for buses and 50 for trucks but people don't obey the speed limit.

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