wired magazine: issue 16.07
Drive the World's Fastest Roads
Modern sports cars can hit 200 miles per hour right off the assembly line, but you're lucky to crawl more than 60 mph on your commute. Take heart: If you're willing to travel, you can find a playground for the lead-footed on almost any continent. These are well-engineered roads with sporadic law enforcement and a high straightness index. They're in places where fairly consistent temperatures prevent car-tossing pavement buckles and there's no danger of road salt corroding your $200K engine-with-wheels. In these pace havens, speed limits are just a running start.
1. I-75 (Alligator Alley), Florida, US — Distance: 82.9 miles
2. A81, Gottmadingen to Weinsberg, Germany
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Distance: 121 miles
3. Mumbai-Pune Expressway, India
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Distance: 55 miles
4. Goudies Road, Reporoa, New Zealand
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Distance: 9.1 miles
5. Attiki Odos,
Greece
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Distance: 35.6 miles
Submit your own fastest road by clicking on "add" on the map. Create start and end points, then trace the route by clicking on the
icon on the the start marker.


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