Tirei isto de uma rede social. Primeiro achei piada, depois deu-me vontade de chorar. Não sei se cabe aqui, mas não vi nenhum tópico para coisas que nos fazem chorar...
So what's the deal with speed limits in Iceland and Australia? These countries have landscapes that stretch to infinity, and speed limits that make you feel like you're stuck there! It's like they misplaced a decimal point when setting the limit.
In Iceland, you've got all this otherworldly terrain - volcanoes, glaciers, fjords - and they expect you to drive through it at what, 90 km/h? That's like 55 mph! I saw a guy on a skateboard outrunning cars while fleeing from an erupting volcano once! Can you believe it? A skateboard! Moving faster than traffic!
And don't even get me started on Australia. You've got this continent-sized country, miles, and miles of nothing but red dirt and kangaroos, and they're telling you to go 110 km/h tops? That's about 68 mph! What are they afraid of? That you'll run over a koala? Those things sleep 20 hours a day - they're not exactly darting across the highway!
It's like these countries are in a competition to see who can make driving the most mind-numbingly boring experience possible. The most annoying part - the GPS continuously asking if you're still alive! "Hello. Are you still driving? Are you alive? I'm not sure. It doesn't feel like we're moving."
And the speed cameras! My god, they've got these things everywhere, like some kind of automotive paparazzi! Some of them have as little as a 3 km/h tolerance. That's 1.86 mph people! You could get a ticket for sneezing too aggressively!
I mean, who are these people implementing this anyway? Do they own cars? Do they drive themselves, or are they chauffeured? Are they even human? I'm starting to think we're governed by lizard people—nothing makes sense anymore.
Nevertheless, if you've got to hit the open road just remember: in Iceland and Australia, it's not about the destination, it's about the journey. A very, very, very long journey. So long that continental drift starts to look like a drag race!