I was being lenient but yeah. Here the speed limit on highways is 120km/h/75mph, in some areas of the world 130kph/81mph, so the limit can’t be that low otherwise there would be no overtaking and it would make highway travel dangerous.
Also 120mph is 192km/h, not 200. I know the limiter in Japan for all road cars is 180kph/112mph. So around there or less is more realistic. Personally I think a limit at 160kph/100mph should still allow for pretty much all overtakes to be completed safely on the highway.
It’s generally legal to exceed the limit briefly for the purpose of overtaking, so long as it’s not sustained
You are not supposed to exceed the speed limit on the highway when overtaking. If the speed limit is 130 km/h and you’re already driving that you have no use for overtaking.
I mean unless you want the overtake to take a long period of time (which can be dangerous when you’re on a one lane road and have to go into the oncoming lane to overtake), it’s better to exceed the speed limit briefly during the overtake and spend less time in the oncoming lane. Obviously don’t blast past trucks/trailers at 160km/h/100mph+, but briefly going 5 or 10 over during an overtake of a long truck/trailer is fine, and better than spending more time in the oncoming lane.
If you are not sure you can overtake someone safely within safe speeds you shouldn’t overtake them in the first place. And yes, that means sometimes you’ll be driving 75 km/h on a 80 km/h road. That won’t kill you and won’t affect your life negatively, we’re talking about five extra minutes of travel time on a 100 km stretch.
