The American mind cannot comprehend that this is a 60mph speed limit, two way road.

You're correct, we can't comprehend that stupidity of two lane roads only one lane wide. Its notable is that the dude never exceeds 40mph

Yes, my van doesn’t go much faster than that round bends

So true. Loads of American friends tell me they refuse to drive in the Scottish highlands 😅

Are the Scottish highlands a lot like this?

Yes - though they don’t have hedges so the view isn’t as restricted. Single lane roads are brutal

If a car comes the other way, do you go in the bushes to get by each other? This is so weird.

Yes, pretty much

I encountered that while in Ireland, several years ago. I was like, “Nope. I’ll go about 40” haha

Lucky I was in my van, so it doesn’t even have a chance to get to 60 on this road

Haha, one of the rare benefits of a vanbourghini that doesn’t quite live up to the “bourghini” part 😂

What the fuck are you on about? Rural America is full of these type of roads. Fuck off limey.

The man in your profile picture seemed to like me

Never mind him Oliver. Jealous of your whole being I think. Remember, poor Trump even took heat because white supremacists supported him believing the Democrats false accusations of racism. Being MAGA doesn't always equal nice guy. Or it's just a pot stirrer trying to make it look like MAGA are A-holes. Just takes a picture or a hat But he's correct. Those back roads in rural America? If there's a speed limit, signs were taken down long ago

@oliverhenry Oh I am definitely MAGA. and a woman. I just don’t take kindly to being told something like that”the American mind can’t comprehend “ like OP knows anything about rural America. I find it arrogant and condescending. That is what I reacted to.

This is one of those "just because you can doesn't mean you should" situations

You're a wild man, you are. A wild man!

Those signs are when the speed goes back to 30, I was approaching a village.

No we can't. Aren't there a lot of accidents?

I’m not sure if there are more on these lanes than on motorways. @grok do you know

Yes, UK DfT stats show rural roads (including narrow 60mph lanes like these) have far higher fatality rates than motorways—around 6 per billion vehicle miles vs 1.3. Rural roads take 60% of deaths on 45% of traffic; motorways just 6% of deaths on 21% of traffic. Single-carriageway roads are riskier due to bends, hedges and oncoming traffic.

I'm having a panic attack watching this

Well, for one thing, Oliver, you're driving on the wrong side!

In my defence, there is barely two sides to this road. The middle is usually safest

Oh I can… I have driven some crazy roads in America, but Scotland… holy cow. I really thought I might die a couple times 😂😳🤣

Ya! I would have to have the big truck.😀

I don’t think some of the big trucks would fit down here

I agree! Your video kind of left me as what’s going to round the corner and make me go… aaaahhhhhhh!

Slow down Oliver. 🫣

This is slow, I was going about 30, the van is not that fast

Looked scary 🫣

80km/h in most of Ireland Looks just like this More of a dare

Fun when you’re 17 with your mates in the car. Scary past about 25

narrowest sidewalk of Wisconsin

What?? That'd be about 25 mph here 😳

Yes, most motorways were 55 in the US that I drove on

Crazy... I hike trails larger than that 😄

Where's the second lane? 🧐

Right there

😳

Only in Tesla FSD!

I’d like to know what a Tesla would do if a car came the other way

B Roads! Stationed in Wales in 1980s… where’s the lay-by???

Yeah, we have those here too. They're usually in the sticks

60 mph is the default national speed limit in rural areas there, the vast majority of folks do not drive that fast in those situations. And obviously you've never been to Texas. Farm roads here are often 70 mph.

Would have had 6 deer jump out in front of you in Western Pennsylvania.

Travelling through Dunstable

That's not even a normal driveway size where I live (on 2 acres 40 miles west of downtown Chicago).

Where is this? UK?

Yes, England

You apparently have not been to the Dakotas

That’s insane. What if a car comes around a bend? Or a sheep 🐑 crossed the road?

If a sheep crosses the road there is high likely hood of new woolly mittens and a nice mutton supper

There is nothing 2-way about this road. There's only room for one car. I bet accidents happen all the time on this one.

Being on such roads helped me appreciate G. K. Chesterton's poem, "The Rolling English Road":

Actually it's quite a lot like rural America.

Eek

Comprehend this:

Seems poorly designed

Americans who exceed speed limits on their own roads also know to regulate their speed according to conditions

This American mind equates this with the Downton Abby episode where Matthew Crawley crashes and is written out of the script ☹️