Is the speed of your car so important today? Do people are really care about driving the top speed cars, outside the race track there are many people who believe in getting the top speeds these people tests the limitations of their car. But driving to the topmost speed is limited in various countries such as in UK there is a speed limit of 70mph.
People buy sport cars which have more powerful engine and the higher speeds; also the have the exotic and distinct looks. Sport car also say the status of the car owner, however the question is not targeted to the owners, but for the persons that put all their efforts in gaining car speeds.
The reason for making the high speeds car is to enjoy the thrill at top speeds. The obvious reason for driving is to reduce risk of accident to you. Driving fast cars does not necessarily kill you, than stopping a car does. You might know such safety test on the roads, stopping distance needs to be memorize against the speed of the car. So at higher speeds the reaction time to danger becomes low and chances of having accidents become more by stopping the car at high speed.
People believe that another reason for being slower increases the amount of surveillance techniques use by the police.
In UK, there are speed surveillance cameras such as GATOS that are placed at the roads. Where the police keep and eye on the vehicles speeds, because of such monitoring cameras there is a chance of being caught and punished for 12 points in UK means complete driving ban for 2 years.
As day by day such electronics becoming more sophisticated that there are more advanced ways of detecting your speed. Including the more advanced detectors that make the use of GPS, but using GPS becomes more costly than using speed cameras because they are easy to install. So for the most of your journey you will be driving within the speed limit rather than being caught for driving at higher speed.
Next time when you shop for a car find the models with more luxury items and comforts which will be more desirable than a model with a higher speed and power.