Speed limits in South Africa compared to the rest of the world

South Africa and China are the only countries with a 60km/h speed limit for built-up areas, with most other nations enforcing lower limits.
This is probably the biggest one, and it's more about road design -> traffic calming so people reduce their speed as that's what they feel safe driving.

Like how for more modern Europe for non-car-centric cities I don't need to check what the speed limit is traffic calming will basically get me to drive the speed limit. Noticeable though for older outside of cities like between municipalities that you still need to check is it 70 or is it 50, but it's been improving in most of those places as well (doing stuff like tree next to road so road feels narrower, etc.).
 
Just a word of advice, there is no pick of the lane in Germany. Vehicles are required to remain in the right lane unless overtaking and then move back to the right lane. It's what makes the Autobahn so safe and a driving pleasure.
You still get morons hogging the right lane though but does show that only 2 lanes (plus emergency lane so 3 lanes) are needed, not like our 4 lane monstrosities with no emergency lane here.
 
Fatality rate has nothing to do with speed limits and everything to do with idiotic drivers.

This road has a 100km/h speed limit.
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People don't do 100km/h down it because they are not stupid, and so they don't die.
 
For some reason, driving 70 mph on the motorway here feels a lot fast than 120km/h in SA. I know 120 is higher than 113.. but still.

In some parts of the UK, up by Wales, it goes down o 20 mph. Most of England is 30 as the lowest.
 
Fatality rate has nothing to do with speed limits and everything to do with idiotic drivers.

This road has a 100km/h speed limit.
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People don't do 100km/h down it because they are not stupid, and so they don't die.
Bollocks. We learned to drive 60mph down roads like this.
 
***The Netherlands’ motorway speed limits vary based on the time of day. The speed limit is 100 km/h from 06:00 to 19:00 and 130 km/h from 19:00 to 06:00.

But when following the limits, some jokes will still vloek you 79 ways from Sunday even doing 50 in a 50 zone
 
You still get morons hogging the right lane though but does show that only 2 lanes (plus emergency lane so 3 lanes) are needed, not like our 4 lane monstrosities with no emergency lane here.

You will only ever hog the left (fast) lane on an Autobahn until you see flashing lights 5 km behind you and ignore them. You will soon be greeted by a huge vehicle nosediving in your rear view mirror, headlights on bright and horn blaring with smoke coming from squealing tyres as the vehicle rapidly decreases speed from 250 to your sedate pace. From then on you will keep right and will keep an eye on your mirror at all times when you are not in the furthestmost right lane.
 
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