Germany has to take the top spot in the world's fastest roads, not least because around 45 percent of the country's autobahns have no speed limit, although the advisory speed limit is 81 mph.
Speed limits in Australia range from 5 km/h (3.1 mph) shared zones to 130 km/h (81 mph). Speed limit signage is in km/h since metrication on 1 July 1974.
1. Autobahn, Germany. When we think of roads without limits, one always comes to mind: the autobahn. Germany's iconic highway system is famous around the world for its limitless stretches of tarmac, where a recommended limit of 130 km/h (80 mph) is often ignored.
The highest posted speed limit in the country is 85 mph (137 km/h) and can be found only on Texas State Highway 130, a toll road that bypasses the Austin metropolitan area for long-distance traffic.
There was no absolute speed limit in the Northern Territory before 1 January 2007 but maximum speed limits are now posted throughout the Stuart Highway. Previously, drivers were simply required to drive at a safe speed to suit the conditions.
No matter where you drive here, the right hand lane will almost always be your slowest route and the left, the quickest.
Western Australia and the Northern Territory have a higher standard speed limit for rural areas – 110km/h. The 130km/h speed limit only applies on the Northern Territory's Stuart and Barkly Highways.
Poland has the world's highest speed limit which is 140kph on motorways, though the Austrians dabbled with having a 160kph variable limit on motorways in 2006.
The lowest maximum speed limit in the country is 30 miles per hour (48 km/h) in American Samoa.
Germany is the only country where some motorways do not have a maximum speed limit. The 130 km/h is sign-posted as a general advisory speed limit for motorways in the entry of the country. Due to those Autobahns, Germany is considered a country without a general speed limit on its highways.
The Katy Freeway in Houston, Texas, spans across 26 lanes making it the worlds widest. The freeway is broken down in to 12 main lanes (six in each direction), eight feeder lanes and six managed lanes.
Busiest highway: Highway 401 in Ontario, Canada, has volumes surpassing an average of 500,000 vehicles per day. Fastest road in the world: The Autobahn in Germany has no speed limit in some sections. Cars and Motorcycles can travel faster than 200 miles per hour.
Drivers everywhere know they can be fined for speeding, but motorists can also be potentially fined for driving too slowly. Driving too far below the speed limit is an offence as it can be considered obstructing the path of other road users.
The bad news is that In most parts of Australia, there isn't a specific law that forbids driving 'too slowly' – nor are there any minimum speed thresholds at which you're allowed to travel.
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When there is no stated speed restriction on the interstate, 55 mph is the safest driving speed on a rural highway. However, a safe speed on residential roads is between 10 and 25 mph. The fastest speed to drive is the posted speed limit.
City Limits
On major streets, where conditions vary widely, cities can conduct a Safe Speed Study to determine the safest maximum speed limit. In urban areas, a Safe Speed Study will most often result in a recommended maximum speed limit of 20 or 25 mph for major streets.
Speed limits are limits, not targets. They are set as the top speed for any particular road, and should never be exceeded – a safe speed is often far below the posted limit.
China, Hungary and Montenegro are the hardest countries to pass your driving test. On balance, these countries have tough theory tests and require more practical experience before being able to sit a practical test.
In 2021, Russia led the ranking of European countries with the most permanently installed speed cameras, at 17,930 cameras. Italy followed with 12,013 cameras, and Great Britain concluded the top three.
Abu Dhabi tops the list of capitals with the least traffic congestion in the world for the year 2021. Abu Dhabi has been ranked as the world's least congested capital according to the TomTom Traffic Index for 2021, based on the annual survey of 416 cities in 57 countries by the global navigation services company.
How far can speed cameras catch you from speeding? Some speed cameras can detect speeding cars from up to 1/4th of a mile away, while others will be triggered even if they are 1/10th of a mile away.
Going fast legally in Australia is a rollercoaster ride of sparring governments and road safety advocates. UNTIL just over a decade ago, Australia had the unique distinction of being the only country in the world with an undivided highway with open speed limits.
A local traffic area is an area of local streets with a speed limit of 40km/h.