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  • #16
    Legally speaking every stretch has a speed limit & those are supposed to be marked. Within city limits, (Chennai), speed limit of 2 wheeler is 40 Kmph, Autorickshaw is 35 Kmph, Buses are 25 Kmph.

    If you want my personal opinion, this country is better than Autobahn just that you can be assured that there're no bad stretches in Autobahn, but here, you might've to be careful on that front.
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    • #17
      Express ways i believe its 80 for Cars and 60 for bikes.
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      • #18
        Originally posted by RanjithMN View Post
        Express ways i believe its 80 for Cars and 60 for bikes.
        No Ranjith. On Expressways, the maximum speed limit is 80 Kmph for all vehicles. But remember, that's the maximum limit, minimum is still stationary in this country.

        Also not all expressways are marked for 80. If you take the Rajiv Gandhi Salai a.k.a IT Express highway a.k.a OMR road, the speed limit is only 50 Kmph. The sign board is nicely hidden by a branch of the tree.

        Also some stretches between Salem - Coimbatore has a speed limit of 100 Kmph & it was nice to see such sign boards
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        • #19
          In bangalore, Ive been caught by cops for speeding when I was under the visibly marked speed limits....seems theres different speeds for different vehicles and you have to refer to some obscure barely visible board hidden behind a bush or below a billboard featuring some hot babes to see that the speed limit for bikes is lesser than whats displayed on those uniformity indicating bekabitti signs all along the roads.

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          • #20
            From what I understand, the max is 80 in most of the highways. But our IBA guys seem to go beyond that most of the times just to complete the challenge (or thrill as some say). xBHP preaches the art of safe and responsible biking but seeing guys do this is quite disheartening. Shouldn't we do something about this?
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            • #21
              I always maintain a speed which suits the road and the traffic conditions. It's not possible to keep looking at the speed limit sign boards every time you take a turn and go to a different road.

              Riding sensibly can avoid accidents and one doesn't need to keep looking at the speed limit boards all the time.

              In city traffic, a speed of around 45-50 is enough for normal conditions. I don't see any reason why someone may want to ride at speeds exceeding 60 Kmph in the cities.

              On highways, it's wise to stay within the speed limit and the correct lane. If you ride too fast, you face the risk of accidents and if you ride too slow, the vehicles behind you will keep nagging you and (God forbid) in some cases run you over.
              Signals which are timed for 50 Kmph are also timed for 100 Kmph :)

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              • #22
                MY Usual driving speed

                I usually Ride 60-85 KM speed in highways and i ride 20-40 km speed in city

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                • #23
                  Speed limit on nehuru outer ring road is 120kmph,... thats where i did my 135 and got shocked when a mercedes passed by me with ease...
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                  • #24
                    Originally posted by saipranav View Post
                    Speed limit on nehuru outer ring road is 120kmph,... thats where i did my 135 and got shocked when a mercedes passed by me with ease...
                    Thats true, speed limit at outer ring road in hyderabad is 120kmph. I tested the top speed of my bike there.

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                    • #25
                      Originally posted by praveen8u View Post
                      Thats true, speed limit at outer ring road in hyderabad is 120kmph. I tested the top speed of my bike there.
                      That is my daily route to work. I hit top speed everyday on it (3am logout so empty 4 lane road)

                      Meanwhile, On the airport road (shamshabad) speed limit is 80kmph. I remember my dad was pulled over once for speeding on that road. Dint know there were speed guns on that road.
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                      • #26
                        Originally posted by thefastestindian View Post
                        That is my daily route to work. I hit top speed everyday on it (3am logout so empty 4 lane road)

                        Meanwhile, On the airport road (shamshabad) speed limit is 80kmph. I remember my dad was pulled over once for speeding on that road. Dint know there were speed guns on that road.

                        You are lucky enough to enjoy the road and that too at nights... I dont think that there are any speed guns bcos there is nothing to place the speed guns and the either side of the road.

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                        • #27
                          Speed limits in my city for 4 wheelers and 2 wheelers are 55kmph and 45kmph respectively.

                          and 90 for highway.
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                          • #28
                            Originally posted by thefastestindian View Post
                            That is my daily route to work. I hit top speed everyday on it (3am logout so empty 4 lane road)

                            Meanwhile, On the airport road (shamshabad) speed limit is 80kmph. I remember my dad was pulled over once for speeding on that road. Dint know there were speed guns on that road.
                            is there any cop problem during night time... i generally go @5am...
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                            • #29
                              Originally posted by thefastestindian View Post
                              That is my daily route to work. I hit top speed everyday on it (3am logout so empty 4 lane road)

                              Meanwhile, On the airport road (shamshabad) speed limit is 80kmph. I remember my dad was pulled over once for speeding on that road. Dint know there were speed guns on that road.
                              You are lucky to have such good roads at Hyd. Here at Bangalore, even on best laid roads the speed limit is 80 KMPH.

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                              • #30
                                I never bother about goverment speed limits. I ride well within my own speed limits. If i ride at 60kmph on north indian highways i will get run over by a truck or bus. So following the rules can be life threatening. I remember i was doing 100 on the MC road in kerala where the speed limit was 50, i saw a patrol car with a speed gun too late to slow down, so i just sped up to make sure that they didn't see my number plates
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