People drive at over 70 miles an hour because they feel safe doing so. I'm not sure how many people's cars would feel safe when in excess of 100 miles an hour so I don't think many people would do it.
(, Tue 16 Jun 2009, 13:24, archived)
Besides, plenty of people have cars that can cope with going over 100 these days, all the fancy BMWs and stuff that's on the road these days. Maybe not your family hatchbacks, but having two classes of cars that go at different speeds would introduce dangers of its own. And we've already got the lorries and coaches that can't really go much faster.
(, Tue 16 Jun 2009, 13:28, archived)