pjem 0 Posted March 16, 2004 Share Posted March 16, 2004 You know on expressways you have a ticket that you get when you enter, then pay when you leave - do they have machines when you pay that tell them all sorts of info about your journey...including your average speed? It would be easy to have that, knowing the time you started and the time you ended. Just think - instant speed bookings!! Link to post Share on other sites
oblivion 5 Posted March 16, 2004 Share Posted March 16, 2004 They don't have them, but they could easily get them installed. Just think. First you go through the barries and pay, next you go through a second Police Barrier to pay them for speeding. 90% of people speed on the expressways don't they? Link to post Share on other sites
rachael 0 Posted March 17, 2004 Share Posted March 17, 2004 Scary. Sometimes I see permenant speed limit signs saying 50 or 80 on the expressways...whats with that? I thought we could go 110 on them. Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted March 17, 2004 Share Posted March 17, 2004 nah they wont do that! in less than three years all trucks will have regulators to keep them at 90kmph. Most people stop once for a piss break or gas so your average speed would be down under 80kmph. Dont worry. Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted March 17, 2004 Share Posted March 17, 2004 If I'm paying to go fast on an expressway, I do just that - and no stops for the most part. Link to post Share on other sites
ninjaB 0 Posted March 17, 2004 Share Posted March 17, 2004 Me too - make the most of it if I'm paying over the odds just to use the damn thing. What exactly is the standard limit, 110? Link to post Share on other sites
powwwers 0 Posted March 17, 2004 Share Posted March 17, 2004 tha fastest i`ve clocked is 160 k`s. if they did introduce that speed thingy, i`d have to cover some `o me journey @ 10 or 20 k`s. great... Link to post Share on other sites
RayInJapan 0 Posted March 17, 2004 Share Posted March 17, 2004 When I moved from Okinawa to Misawa, we drove the length of Japan on the expressways. The max speed that we saw was 80kmh with the exception being an area north of Tokyo where the speed limit was 100kmh for a relatively short difference. Many of the signs are electronically controlled so they can change them to 50kmh during bad weather. I usually do 120 on dry pavement if the temps are above freezing, and there are people that pass me like I was standing still... Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted March 18, 2004 Share Posted March 18, 2004 Theres some 50km signs in Niigata that are permenant - ie made of metal or whatever, not electronic. Link to post Share on other sites
frannyo 2 Posted March 20, 2004 Share Posted March 20, 2004 You often see those permenant signs in certain regions. Pants. Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted March 20, 2004 Share Posted March 20, 2004 I do 120 max anything more than that is just a waste of gas for me. Even if you stop for 5 to 10 minutes it will affect your overall highway speed. Ray its nice when the forces pay your highway fees lucky boy. Link to post Share on other sites
RayInJapan 0 Posted March 20, 2004 Share Posted March 20, 2004 FT - I have to pay tolls myself. They did pay when I moved up here but that was cause it was cheaper to do that than to pay for air fare from Okinawa. Japan has few "bummers" but one that sticks out is how much it costs to travel within Japan. Toll roads, express/bullet trains, and air fare. If you want to go anywhere - you gotta pay...its doubled the cost of my snowboarding thats for sure... Link to post Share on other sites
LiquidX 0 Posted March 23, 2004 Share Posted March 23, 2004 How much would it cost to travel N to S on the expressways? A lot, but how much? Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted March 24, 2004 Share Posted March 24, 2004 About 100,000 (maybe more or less than that ) Link to post Share on other sites
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